Maccan is a small community in the Canadian province ofNova Scotia, located inCumberland County 10 minutes away fromAmherst, Nova Scotia onRoute 302.
The word Maccan is derived from theMi'kmaq word 'Maakan' meaning a good place for fishing. It was a thriving coal mining, farming, railroad and river ship building community. Maccan was home of the famed Nova Scotia Intermediate baseball club, the Maccan Royals. Several books on the history of Maccan have been written. Copies are available at the Cumberland County Museum in Amherst, and in the Amherst Public Library.
Several historic figures were born in Maccan, includingJonathan McCully, Father of Confederation.
45°43′14″N64°14′57″W / 45.72056°N 64.24917°W /45.72056; -64.24917 (Maccan, Nova Scotia)
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