Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia

The community was established in 1755 by Charles LeBlanc,[2] near the village of Weymouth. Charles, with many other Acadians, escaped the Great Expulsion of 1755 by fleeing inland from the Annapolis region of Nova Scotia. Charles, nicknamed "Chat", at the age of 19 was married on 10 Jan 1735 to 18 year old Madeleine Girouard and raised 8 children in the Weymouth Falls area, and helped found the original church. The Priest who married Charles and Madelaine was De St. Poncy de La Vernède and the registration Date of the marriage was 10 January 1735. Vernède would later become the first priest to practice in Weymouth Falls. The original Baptist church in Weymouth Falls was among the first seven established in the province. Its replacement, Mount Beulah Baptist Church was erected in 1921. St. Matthew’s Anglican Church was purchased from a Yarmouth congregation in 1902.[3] The building was moved to Weymouth Falls and reassembled by Anglican members of the community. Slaves seeking freedom and escape from several wars, such as the 30 years war in France, helped Weymouth falls grow considerably and St. Matthew's has a unique designation as the only Anglican Church in Canada to have an all black congregation.[3] The area was once home to a prosperous lumber industry, with the community remaining agriculturally based to this day.[4]

Sam Langford

Weymouth Falls is the birthplace of one of the world's greatest boxers, Sam Langford (1886–1956). Although he was never officially crowned World Champion, he held titles from England, Spain and Mexico. In 1972, Weymouth Falls erected a plaque to his memory at its community centre. In 1996, the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada recognized his contribution to Canadian sports by rating Langford as one of the top ten boxers of the 20th century.[5][6]