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102-1624 SACKVILLE DR |
Nova Scotia Tourism Region : South Shore
Description From Owner:
- The Aboriginal people called the place Pogwek or Pokwek, 'the smoky or 'dry lake.
- The first settlers in 1834 were 30 Black people. About 1817, a number of veterans from the Napoleonic Wars settled about 1.5 km W of here and built a mill to manufacture barrels.
- They named the place for the Duke of Wellington under whom many had served, but shortly after 1824 the place was abandoned.
- With permission from 'Nova Scotia Place Names' David E. Scott 2015
Address of this page: http://ns.ruralroutes.com/Pockwock