Addington Forks is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County. It was named for Henry Addington, a British prime minister.
People Iain mac Ailein, or John MacLean, a Scottish immigrant from Tiree highly important poet in both Scottish Gaelic literature and in the distinct Nova Scotia dialect of Canadian Gaelic, died at Addington Forks on January 26, 1848.
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