Liverpool, Nova Scotia
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Liverpool (pop. 3,295; Template:Coor d) is a coastal community on the South Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, at the mouth of the Mersey River.
Liverpool was founded as a fishing centre in 1759, and named after Liverpool in England—which also lies on a Mersey River. The town only grew to prominence after the American Revolution when it was populated by United Empire Loyalists. During the war it became a centre of privateer activity which preyed on American shipping.
During the 18th century the town became a major seaport. Expanding from a fishing centre it gained a large ship building industry and became an export centre, especially of timber.
The introduction of steam shipping and the collapse of the Bank of Liverpool in 1871 severely hurt the town's economy and it went into a long decline. Its fortunes were temporarily revived in the 1920s when it became a centre for rum-runners exporting alcohol to the United States during prohibition.
In modern times the entire South Shore has become the centre of Nova Scotian tourism, and Liverpool has become a home for cottagers and tourists during the summer months.
The chief employer in the town is Bowater Paper Company, Nova Scotia's largest paper producer.
In 1996 Liverpool disincorporated as a Town and merged with the Municipality of Queens to form the Regional Municipality of Queens.