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Nova Scotia Tourism Region : Bay of Fundy & Annapolis Valley
Description From Owner:
- Mi'kmaq called the place Owbogegechk meaning 'dogwood.' Champlain named the cape Cape Poutrincourt after his friend who scaled the cliffs during an exploratory voyage.
- The cape was also called Cape Porcupine, locally referred to as Blow-Me-Down for fierce gusts of wind from the Sand SW.
- French Acadian settlers called the place Cap Baptiste from the Norman word 'baptisterie,' the place where sailors get baptized-by wild waves.
- Blow-Me-Down: An early name for Blomidon for fierce gusts of wind from the Sand SW.
- With permission from 'Nova Scotia Place Names' David E. Scott 2015
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