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The community has been an important fishing spot for well over two hundred years. It is situated close to the City of
Halifax at a time when most travelled by boat. A fisherman's catch could be easily transported to Halifax by water for sale in the city's markets. This convenience made it one of the
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By 1752, seventy-five people lived in Ketch
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