Lochaber Mines, Nova Scotia
Lochaber Mines is a rural community on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, in the Halifax Regional Municipality. It is located along Route 374 about northeast of Sheet Harbour. The community is located along East River and is near the Marshall Flowage, a large lake at the head of East River. The community is named for Lochaber, located in Scotland. In 1812, Alexander Fraser received a grant of land in the area. Several gold leads were opened by J.H. Anderson in 1887 in the area, however, not much work was done outside of exploratory work.
