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White Rock, Nova Scotia

Communities in Kings County, Nova ScotiaUse Canadian English from January 2023

White Rock is a community in Kings County, Nova Scotia near the town of Wolfville. The Stiver's Falls Hydroelectric Plant, also known as the old White Rock generating station, was built nearby in 1919 on the Gaspereau River, about 3 km south-west of Wolfville, and produced electricity for the first time on 25 February 1920. It had a capacity of 375 horsepower 280 kilowatts. The original machinery was replaced in 1950 with a 3,600 kW generating plant, and the dam replaced in 1994.

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White Rock, Nova Scotia
White Rock Road, Municipality of the County of Kings

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White Rock Road 1297
B4P 2R2 Municipality of the County of Kings
Nova Scotia, Canada
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