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Stoney Island, NS (Nearby: Cape Island Centreville, Clark's Harbour , Barrington Passage, Shag Harbour, Port Clyde)

34 Kenney Rd
Stoney Island, Nova Scotia
B0W 3J0

Nova Scotia Tourism Region : South Shore

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So named because settlers found piles of clam shells left by Aboriginal peoples.
Township records from 1780 refer to Clam Creek at that location. Settled in 1767 by immigrants from Nantucket, MA.
With permission from 'Nova Scotia Place Names' David E. Scott 2015

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Nearby:	Stoney Island, 0km Centreville (Barrington) / Archelaus Smith Historical Society, 3km South Side, 3km North East Point, 5km Villagedale, 6km Lower Clarks Harbour, 6km Sand Hills Beach Provincial Park, 7km Newellton, 5km Clarks Harbour, 6km Barrington Passage / Northeast Point, 7km The Hawk Beach, 7km Sherose Island, 8km Port La Tour Bogs Wilderness Area, 7km The Hawk / Cape Sable, 7km West Head, 6km Doctors Cove, 7km Coffinscroft, 9km	Crowell, 9km West Baccaro, 7km Brass Hill, 9km Bear Point, 7km Atwoods Brook, 8km Baccaro, 8km Barrington West, 11km Barrington Head, 11km Port La Tour, 8km Smithsville, 8km East Baccaro, 8km Riverhead, 12km Upper Port La Tour, 9km Green Island Nature Reserve, 10km Lower Shag Harbour / Bon Portage, 10km Goose Lake, 14km Reynoldscroft, 12km	Oak Park, 14km Cape Negro, 13km Shag Harbour, 12km Thomasville, 14km Blanche, 14km Port Clyde, 17km Lower Woods Harbour, 14km Lower Woods Harbour, 14km Central Woods Harbour, 15km North West Harbour, 16km Port Saxon, 18km Clyde River, 19km Upper Woods Harbour, 17km Forbes Point, 17km North East Harbour, 17km Black Georges Savannah, 22km