This memorial, erected by the Yarmouth County Historical Society in 1964, is dedicated to the memory of the United Empire Loyalists who settled in this area during and after the American Revolutionary War.
United Empire Loyalists Memorial
Tusket, Nova Scotia
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Inscription
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IN PROUD MEMORY OF THOSE UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTS, THE MAJORITY OF THEM OF DUTCH ORIGIN WHO, DEFEATED AND DESPOILED, WERE COMPELLED TO SEEK REFUGE HERE FOLLOWING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. ARRIVING HERE, THE FIRST IN 1784, THEY ESTABLISHED NEW HOMES IN THE WILDERNESS AND HAVE MADE A MOST NOTEWORTHY CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROVINCE AND NATION.
"THEY SACRIFICED ALL BUT HONOUR"
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ERECTED BY THE YARMOUTH COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
1964
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Location
United Empire Loyalists Memorial
Intersection at John White Road
Tusket
Nova Scotia
United Empire Loyalists Memorial
Intersection at John White Road
Tusket
Nova Scotia
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 43.85595
Long. -65.97479
Lat. 43.85595
Long. -65.97479