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Yarmouth is the major centre of tourism, fishery and service industry in southwest Nova Scotia. Norsemen who sailed here in 1007 left a record on a runic stone found near Yarmouth Light. The Mi'kmaq inhabited the area long before the French explorer Samuel de Champlain named Cape Forchu in 1604. The isolated township at Cape Forchu was renamed Yarmouth on 12 October 1758. The first English settlers arrived in 1761. The town soon beacme a port of world renown. In the late 18th century, it was the second-largest port of registry in Canada.

The old Grand Hotel [top] was built in 1892–1893 and opened in 1894. At that time it was one of the largest hotels in eastern Canada offering 100 rooms with all the convenience of the time such as an electric elevator, a swimming pool, private baths with hot and cold water, and telephones in each room. The old hotel was demolished in 1966 to make way for the new Rodd Grand Hotel.

The old Yarmouth light [bottom left] on Cape Forchu was lit in January 1840. The original octogonal timber tower was replaced by a modern concrete construction in 1961. The new tower was automated and destaffed in 1993.

The bottom right picture on the glass shows an old view of Willow Street.

Another glass in this collection is from Great Yarmouth, England.