'Richmond County' is a
county in the
Canadian province of
Nova Scotia.
Named in honour of Sir
Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Lennox, who was Governor General of
British North America 1818-
1819, Richmond County was created in
1835.
Richmond County comprises that
territory known as the Southern District which was established in
1824 at the time of the dividing of
Cape Breton Island into three districts. The boundaries of the Southern District were defined at the time of its establishment. Those same boundaries were determined to be the boundaries of Richmond County by statute in
1847.
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