In the 1860's there were 15 families living in Roxbury, living off the lumbering industry and keeping small farms. But 50 years later there were no more trees left for the sawmill. Now the village has been swallowed up by nature, with just the old stone walls and foundations remaining. I first hiked up there in 2001. At that time one half- collapsed house remained, now that too is gone.
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Entering the village There is an older gentleman who is the self-appointed Mayor of Roxbury. He is...
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Old well There are numerous wells around the village. This one was still in good...
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Old Road The rocky road in the village is quite dark in places from the dense...
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Rock Walls Both sides of the road are lined with these walls of sometimes huge...
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More Walls Almost hidden by ferns.
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Cemetery This cemetery is not quite lost in the woods. We found stones there...
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Broken Stone Some of the stones are quit beautifully carved, but many are broken or...
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Sad Marker Stone to the memory of a child 'Lucy J.' who died in 1858 aged just 6...
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Hikers Some very wet but happy hikers on the trail.
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Paradise Lake If you continue on about 2 km past Roxbury you come to the large...
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Turtle The gravel used to build the dam on Paradise lake is a perfect material for...
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Turtle Nest We found numerous holes where baby turtles had hatched and the ground was...
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Bluebells On the way back I took some photos of some of the flowers beside the road or...
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Irises A variety of plants are found here. Some are wild but a few, like many...
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Lady Slippers Lady slippers grow all over Nova Scotia but are always a delight to find.
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