Devils Island
Locality

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Eastern Passage, NS (Nearby: Shearwater, Dartmouth, Sambro, Porters Lake, Waverley)

1478 MAIN RD
Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia
B3G 1A0


Nova Scotia Tourism Region : Halifax Metro

Description From Owner:
  • The island was granted to Capt. John Rous in 1752 and was first called Rous’ Island. Later it was called Wood Island until a fire destroyed all the trees.
  • It was also called Devil's Island because shepherds and sailors saw ghosts there.
  • The first settler was Andrew Henneberry in 1824. By 1920 about 20 families lived on the island. A lighthouse was built in 1852 and another in 1884.
  • With permission from 'Nova Scotia Place Names' David E. Scott 2015


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