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Cossit House in Sydney, Nova Scotia

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Cossit House in Sydney, Nova Scotia
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Standing in the historic North End of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Cossit House is the city's oldest surviving residence and one of the oldest buildings on Cape Breton Island. Built in 1787, the house has witnessed more than two centuries of history, and according to local ghost stories, some of its earliest residents may never have left.
The house was built for Reverend Ranna Cossit, a Loyalist Anglican minister who served as the garrison chaplain for the colony of Cape Breton Island. As the first Prot

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