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Africentric Heritage Park

The Africentric Heritage park opened in 2000 and bears the inscription “to our children." It was created to commemorate the past, focus on the present and provide a foundation for the cultural future of African Nova Scotians. The Park is situated on Vale Road in the South end of New Glasgow. At the heart of the park is a pyramid-shaped building, which symbolizes the pyramids of Egypt. Each side of the building represents a portion of the history and migration story of the Black community in Nova Scotia.

Address: Vale Rd, New Glasgow Nova Scotia
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Wheelchair Accessible: No



Coordinates: Lat: 45.581037 | Long: -62.635669 | Easting UTM: 528423.2 | Northing UTM: 5047564.1