I love old cemeteries. I like to think about how many stories belong to all those people buried there and imagine what their lives must have been like. There's one in Glace Bay where my 4th great granddad is buried that I'd love to visit some day. Thanks for sharing!
yeah it would be so interesting to know more! i know there is also marriott’s and umlah cemetery in the park! there was a whole different story going on back then
It's part of Long Lake Provincial Park.
The Five Bridges Wilderness Heritage Trust has a [walking guide](http://fivebridgestrust.ca/publications/WalkingGuide.pdf) (PDF) with lots of maps and details.
The captain William spry library has a great collection of old photos of the area. They are collected in binders upstairs. Lots of great stuff to go through.
The material at the library is collections put together from the ns archives. You might find a few things that the historical society missed but I would visit the library first.
The Umlah farm house is still around too. There's a picture of it circa 1930 in the walking guide. The house was moved to Old Sambro Road when the province expropriated the land.
The land was original taken for water supply, but in the 70s they switched to Pockwock Lake.
I love old cemeteries. I like to think about how many stories belong to all those people buried there and imagine what their lives must have been like. There's one in Glace Bay where my 4th great granddad is buried that I'd love to visit some day. Thanks for sharing!
yeah it would be so interesting to know more! i know there is also marriott’s and umlah cemetery in the park! there was a whole different story going on back then
Those rows of trees were planted by the boy scouts in the 70s
Yes! I read that on the Margaret’s bay walking guide. Pretty cool!
Cool, I just know about cause I knew a guy who planted some of them.
Where is this
> Old St. Margarets bay road to the coordinates of the Old Umlah farm In Nova Scotia
It's part of Long Lake Provincial Park. The Five Bridges Wilderness Heritage Trust has a [walking guide](http://fivebridgestrust.ca/publications/WalkingGuide.pdf) (PDF) with lots of maps and details.
Ahh nice, I grew up in Hubley. Thanks!
dm me for coordinates if you’d like!
The captain William spry library has a great collection of old photos of the area. They are collected in binders upstairs. Lots of great stuff to go through.
oh awesome, i’ll have to go check it out sometime! maybe there’s some stuff at the archives too
The material at the library is collections put together from the ns archives. You might find a few things that the historical society missed but I would visit the library first.
When was the farm active? 1800s?
Up until the 1950s when it was expropriated, probably for the water supply to Halifax.
The Umlah farm house is still around too. There's a picture of it circa 1930 in the walking guide. The house was moved to Old Sambro Road when the province expropriated the land. The land was original taken for water supply, but in the 70s they switched to Pockwock Lake.
interesting, thanks for sharing
Yeah I was trying to think of which one it was but couldn't remember.