Английская Википедия:Athol, Nova Scotia
Шаблон:Use Canadian English Шаблон:More citations needed
Athol is a very small community along Route 302 in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is located between Amherst and Parrsboro. The community is named after John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl.[1]
Шаблон:Location map It has no major businesses apart from a moderate sized lumber business owned and run by a number of brothers from the same family. When the lumber season is quiet it just so happens to be the season for blueberries which is big business. Athol has a very small population. The school line for Parrsboro Regional High School and River Hebert District High School is located in Athol. The Little Forks Road, and the Athol Road, two major roads leading to Springhill, Nova Scotia, start in Athol. Athol is located on the Maccan River. The nearest "town" to Athol for grocery shopping is Amherst which provides stores including A&W, Tim Hortons, Sobeys, and Walmart Canada.
Athol appears as Bathol in the novelist Will R. Bird's Here Stays Good Yorkshire. Athol was settled by Yorkshire immigrants in the late eighteenth century.
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