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Digby
Boardwalk in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Digby
Nova Scotia, Canada
Digby, town, seat of Digby county, western Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated at the southern end of Annapolis Basin, an inlet of the Bay of Fundy. In 1783 British Admiral Robert Digby convoyed a group of loyalists to settle the site. Digby is now a popular summer resort and fishing port; it has a large scallop fishing fleet. Industries include lumbering, woodworking, and fish processing—especially of herring (known as “Digby chicks”) and scallops. The town is the southern terminus of a car ferry from St. John, New Brunswick, 45 miles (72 km) to the north-northwest. Inc. 1890. Pop. (2006) 2,092; (2011) 2,152.
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