28879 HWY 7 |
Nova Scotia Tourism Region : Eastern Shore
Description From Owner:
- This settlement is located around Ecum Secum Inlet about twenty miles north-east of Sheet Harbour. The Indian name was Agwasaagunk or Megwasaagunk, 'a red house' or 'a red bank.'
- An 1813 version of the name was Ekemsikam and by 1845 Ecum Secum was the spelling used. Englishman John Jure Jewers settled here around 1780.
- The origin of the name 'Ecum Secum' is certain. An 1809 variation was 'Ekemsagen.' An 1813 variation was 'Ekemsikam,' and by 1845, 'Ecum Secum' was the spelling used.
- John Jure [Jewers]. An Englishman, had been a settler in this area as early as 1780 or 1790. Four families were living here in 1827, Henry Pye, and George, Francis and Robert Jewers, all engaged in the fisheries.
- St. Barnabas Anglican Church, opened on December 21, 1887, was consecrated on May 12, 1889. St. Paul's Anglican Church at West Ecum Secum was consecrated on September 15, 1903.
- A Baptist church was built about 1877 but it was sold by 1930. A school-house was built here in 1876. In 1928 a new school was built to replace the old building which had been blown down. The Ecum Secum Memorial School was built in 1947.
- A Postal Way Office was established on September 1, 1873, with David Fraser as Postmaster. Gold was discovered here in 1868, but mining was not carried on to any considerable extent until the 1880s.
- Ira Foster of Mill Bridge, Maine, operated a lobster processing factory here in 1883. Fishing and farming are the basic industries. The population in 1956 was: Ecum Secum 253, Ecum Secum West 195.
- From: guyscogene.net
Address of this page: http://ns.ruralroutes.com/EcumSecum