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April 12, 2020April 12, 2020 by admin

…  that the amount of gold mined in Renfrew Gold Mines, Hants Co., NS, during the mid-1800s to about 1920 was 56,608 ounces? While Renfrew today is unpopulated, back then there were businesses, houses, a school, and even boardwalks.

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  • Origin of the Name ‘Lantz;’
    ... that the community of Lantz, originally Lantz Siding, was named for two brothers, David and Richard Lantz, who came from Lunenburg Co. to engage in business? They were descended from the so-called Foreign Protestants brought to Nova Scotia in 1751-52 to boost NS Protestant population.

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