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Black Loyalist Heritage Site
Black Loyalist Heritage Site Review
When Shelburne's population exploded after the Revolutionary War, Black Loyalists were relegated to land 7 km (4.5 mi) northwest of town. The community they created—Birchtown (named for the British general who oversaw their evacuation from New York)—became the biggest free settlement of African Americans in the world. Birchtown's virtually forgotten story was told in Lawrence Hill's award-winning novel The Book of Negroes, and its founders are now honored at the Black Loyalist Heritage Site, which includes a national historic monument, a 1.5 km (1 mi) interpretive trail, and a small museum.
- Address: 104 Old Birchtown Rd., Birchtown, Shelburne, NS, B0T 1W0 | Map It
- Phone: 902/875-1310
- Cost: Monument and trail free; museum C$3
- Hours: Monument and trail daily year-round; museum June--Oct., Tues--Sun 11--5.
- Website: www.blackloyalist.com
- Location: Shelburne
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