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LOCATION: Kinsac is a small rural community on the west side of Lake Kinsac, approximately twenty kilometers from Halifax but still within the Beford-Sackville district. WHAT'S IN A NAME? The name may be derived from a Mi'kmaq word for "running water." SETTLEMENT HISTORY: The settlement was originally considered part of the village of Beaverbank; land being granted in 1810 to John Fleiger and John Pleasant. But after the railway was constructed towards the end of the last century, Kinsac developed on its own as a separate community. More Kinsac History ... In the year 1918 Charles And Emily Grigg resided in Kinsac, what is now the Coakley residence, 603 Kinsac Road. They had two children Harry and Florence. Florence was born in 1909 {today she is 94 and still active}.It was these two children that made the right-away path between what is now the Campbell residence, 600 Kinsac Road and the Davidson residence ,612 Kinsac Road. This path was used to see the trains as they were moving through the area. In later years Florence married John{Jack} Henry Campbell they lived in Kinsac for many years and raised two sons, John G and Laurie T. They built their home , now 592 Kinsac Road and later built the home, now 600 Kinsac Road for Charles and Emily Grigg. Jack had the very first bus service in Kinsac. He would bus the workers to and from work and the church goers to Sunday services as well as many tours ..{ eg: taking folks to Annapolis Valley for the Apple Blossom festival.} There were many a time that they had to shovel a way before the bus could even get out the road. The Campbell ’s also had a store in Kinsac {now gone} it was situated across from 592 and 600 .The garage, where the bus was kept , was directly across from 592 .The property still remains in the Campbell family. The Campbell ’s had to get the supplies for their store from the train as it stopped in Kinsac. The mail was dropped off as well {more on this later}.

Source: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nshalifa/Kinsac.html Author: Maureen Campbell