New Waterford is an urban community in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality of Nova Scotia, Canada. Formerly known as Barrachois, its present name is likely derived from the Irish seaport Waterford, from which many early settlers came. Coal mining in the vicinity began as early as 1854 at Lingan and later at Low Point in 1865. New Waterford is loca…
New Waterford is an urban community in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality of Nova Scotia, Canada. Formerly known as Barrachois, its present name is likely derived from the Irish seaport Waterford, from which many early settlers came. Coal mining in the vicinity began as early as 1854 at Lingan and later at Low Point in 1865. New Waterford is located northeast of Sydney, Nova Scotia. It is located near the ocean and is bordered on one side by cliffs. New Waterford has a rather flat terrain and has several fresh water lakes located nearby.