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1. Advocate Harbour
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Samuel de Champlain visited the area in 1604 and noted: 'In a harbour on the N side of the Minas Basin we found a very old cross, all covered with moss, and almost wholly rotted away, an unmistakable sign that formerly Christians had been here.' |
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2. Apple River
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The Aboriginal name was Agoomakun for 'herring fishery.' The present name is from fruit trees. Hugh Pudsey, Robert Do and Joseph Elderkin from NY settled here in 1788. |
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3. Brookville, Parrsboro
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Daniel Isaac Brown was here in 1784. |
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4. Cape Chignecto Provincial Park / Isle Haute
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5. East Advocate / Cape d'Or
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Cape d'Or: Jean Sarcel de Prévert and François Grave Dupont explored the coastline of Acadia in 1603. They brought back to Champlain mineral specimens they had found on the shores of present-day Minas Basin. |
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6. East Fraserville
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Named for Lt. Francis Fraser, a land grantee in 1784. |
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7. New Yarmouth
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John Hall received a grant here in 1785. |
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8. Spencers Island / Cape Spencer
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| 9. Allen Hill
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| 10. Allenville
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| 11. East Apple River
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| 12. Eatonville
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| 13. Fraserville
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| 14. New Salem
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| 15. Point Hill
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| 16. Raven Head Wilderness Area
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| 17. Red River (Parrsboro)
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| 18. Spicers Cove
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| 19. West Advocate
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| 20. West Apple River
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| 21. West Apple River Beach
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