This guide provides a comprehensive look at the war memorials, historic monuments, and plaques found throughout Kings County, Nova Scotia, each with its unique story and significance in Canadian history.
Avonport – Veterans Memorial View Park (2004)
Scenic park opened in 2004 overlooking Avon River with monument for veterans.
Berwick – War Memorial (1921)
Stone memorial erected in 1921 pays tribute to 248 Berwick residents who served in World War I.
Blue Mountain – Cemetery Monuments (1866)
Cemetery association maintains 19th century cemetery with over 75 historic monuments.
Brow of Mountain – Aircraft Crash Memorial (1942)
Memorial placed in 1942 marking site of WW II bomber crash on North Mountain.
Canning – Harold Borden Monument (1902)
Stone cross monument erected in 1902 honoring Boer War veteran Harold Borden.
Canning – War Memorial (1921)
Granite memorial erected in 1921 honors the 35 Canning men who lost their lives in World War I.
Canning – Ebenezer Bigelow Shipyard Monument (1989)
Bronze plaque placed in 1989 commemorates 18th century shipyard of prominent builder Ebenezer Bigelow.
Chipman Corner – Abraham Gesner Monument (1933)
Stone memorial erected in 1933 honoring Abraham Gesner, developer of kerosene.
Chipman Corner – Two Early Churches Memorial (1936)
Stone cairn erected in 1936 paying tribute to the Cornwallis Baptist Church (1788) and Chipman Corner Methodist Church (1791).
Church Street – Marguerite Woodworth Tombstone
Gravestone with unique 1774 inscription for Marguerite Woodworth, wife of pioneer Simeon Perkins.
Gaspereau – Perez Coldwell Memorial (1885)
Stone obelisk erected in 1885 memorializes Perez Coldwell, died 1852.
Grand Pré – Robert L. Borden Monument (1922)
Bronze plaque placed in 1922 honoring Canadian Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden at his birthplace.
Grand Pré – 1747 Attack Memorial (1920)
Stone memorial erected 1920 recalling 1747 New England militia attack on Acadian settlers at Grand Pré.
Grand Pré – J.F. Herbin Memorial
Bronze plaque memorial honors J.F. Herbin, 19th century physician to the Acadians at Grand Pré.
Grand Pré – H.W. Longfellow Memorial (1908)
Tablet placed in 1908 commemorates famous poem Evangeline by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow about the Acadian expulsion.
Hillaton – Sir Frederick Borden Tombstone (1917)
Marker for grave of Sir Frederick Borden (1847–1917), father of Prime Minister Robert Borden.
Horton Landing – Iron Cross Monument (1917)
Concrete monument erected 1917 bearing area’s name in iron letters.
Horton Landing – Planters Monument (1930)
Stone cross erected 1930 commemorates the first Planter settlers in the area.
Hortonville – Acacia Villa School Cairn (1966)
Stone cairn and plaque placed in 1966 recalling the Acacia Villa School (1874–1941).
Kentville – Legion War Memorial (1946)
Granite memorial dedicated in 1946 honors Kentville war veterans and those who lost their lives in World War II.
Kentville – War Memorial (1926)
Doric column war memorial erected in Memorial Park in 1926 for Kentville veterans.
Kentville – Veterans Bench & Sundial (1995)
Granite bench and sundial dedicated in 1995 as memorial for 20th century veterans.
Kentville – Arthur W.H. Eaton Tombstone (1918)
Marker for grave of Arthur W.H. Eaton (1893–1918), Kentville soldier killed in World War I.
Kingston – Air Training Memorial (2000)
Bronze memorial erected in 2000 commemorates the British Commonwealth Air Training program at nearby Greenwood base during World War II.
Kingston – Veterans Lane Memorial (2010)
Series of plaques along Veterans Lane dedicated in 2010 honoring 20th century Canadian war efforts.
Morden – French Cross Monument (1924)
Stone monument bearing French inscriptions erected by Acadians in 1924.
New Minas – St. Antoine Settlement Signs (1982)
Historic plaques placed in 1982 mark the location of 1682 St. Antoine, one of the earliest Acadian settlements.
Port Williams – Marsh Body Memorial Plaque (1995)
Bronze plaque erected 1995 recalls the historic 1760 Acadian group burial discovered at Bishop–Beckwith Marsh.
Sheffield Mills – War Memorial (1923)
Stone cairn built in 1923 as Sheffield Mills memorial monument for local World War I veterans.
Somerset – Alfred Fuller Memorial (1932)
Stone memorial erected in 1932 for Somerset sailor Alfred Fuller who died in the Halifax Explosion.
Starr’s Point – Planters Memorial Cairn (1930)
Stone and concrete cairn erected 1930 honors the Planters first settlers near Wolfville.
Starr’s Point – Prescott House (c. 1765)
Historic house museum, originally built c. 1765 by Planter settler George Prescott Jr.
Starr’s Point – Wellington Dyke (1762)
Earthen dyke first built 1762 by Planters to drain marsh for agriculture.
Wolfville – Acadia Memorial Gymnasium (1950)
Gymnasium building serving as memorial for Acadia University students and alumni lost serving in both World Wars.
Wolfville – War Memorial (1922)
Granite memorial erected downtown in 1922 to honor Wolfville’s World War I veterans.
Wolfville – Mona Parsons Tombstone (1976)
Gravestone for Mona Parsons (1901–1976) who aided Allied airmen escape occupied Europe during World War II.
Wolfville – Stephen P. Benjamin Tombstone (1837)
Gravestone marker for Rev. Stephen P. Benjamin (1769–1837), Loyalist clergyman and founder of Cornwallis Baptist Church.
Wolfville – 1967 Centennial Plaque (1967)
Metal plaque created in 1967 commemorating Canada’s centennial year and Wolfville’s heritage.