TRURO

city, Carrick district, administrative and historic county of Cornwall, England. Centrally situated in the county, it bestrides the River Truro at the head of the tidal estuary of the River Fal. Truro is the county town (seat) of Cornwall. The Anglican diocese of Truro, centred on the Cathedral of St. Mary (18801910), covers Cornwall and part of the county of Devon. Truro's industries include lumbering, food processing, and light engineering. Dredging enables small vessels to reach the quays, but the harbour is dry at low tide. Kaolin (china clay) is the chief export. Pop. (1991) 18,966. town, seat of Colchester county, central Nova Scotia, Can. It lies along the Salmon River, near the head of Cobequid Bay, an eastern arm of the Minas Basin, 61 miles (98 km) north-northeast of Halifax. The site was originally settled in the 1670s by Acadians, who were expelled in 1755. They were followed in 1761 by New Englanders and Scots-Irish from Ulster, and the original name, Cobequid (Micmac Indian: End of Flowing Water), was changed to Truro, for the town in Cornwall, Eng. The township of Truro was created in 1765, and the town was incorporated in 1875. Now a commercial centre in a farming and lumbering area, Truro also is an industrial town with dairy processing, printing, and the manufacture of building materials, textiles, and clothing. It is the site of provincial agricultural, business, and teachers' colleges. A provincial exposition is held annually. Victoria Park (1,000 acres [405 hectares]), noted for its scenery, has two picturesque waterfalls in a deep gorge. Pop. (1991) 11,683. town (township), Barnstable county, southeastern Massachusetts, U.S. It lies adjacent to Provincetown and the northern tip of Cape Cod. The Pilgrims spent their second night in the New World (1620) at Corn Hill (Pilgrim Spring) in the northern part of the town, where they found fresh water. Settled in 1700, it was incorporated in 1709 and named for Truro, Cornwall, England; it soon became a bustling fishing centre. Futile attempts at farming and failure to continue successful fisheries (due to the silting of harbours and marine disasters offshore) led to the town's decline, but an artists' and writers' colony developed there in the early 20th century and has survived. The Highland (Cape Cod) Light was originally established in 1797 and replaced by another tower in 1857, which was in turn moved inland in 1996. Summer tourism is the economic mainstay. Visitors are drawn to the area's wide beaches and rolling dunes, especially along the Cape Cod National Seashore, which covers more than half of the area of the town. Area 21 square miles (54 square km). Pop. (1990) 1,573; (1996 est.) 1,729.