1. Alton
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First known as Polley's Bog after the land was given in an 1821 grant to William Polley. |
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2. Brentwood
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The place was called Alma in the late 1700s and then Graham's Siding from 1858 to 1903 when the Legislature gave the place its present name for a number of Brenton families living in the area. |
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3. Brookfield
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The first settler was William Hamilton (1758-1838) from Vicar's Cairn, Armagh, in Ulster, Ireland, in 1784. |
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4. Cloverdale
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John Richardson from England settled in 1815. Named for natural features of the valley. |
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5. Forest Glen (Stewiacke)
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William Downing settled here in 1812. Nearby Downings Brook is named for him. |
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6. Green Creek
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The area was settled about 1780 and named for the Green family, early settlers. |
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7. Birch Hill, Middle Stewiacke
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8. Camden
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9. Lower Pleasant Valley
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10. Pleasant Valley (Shubenacadie)
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11. Princeport Road
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12. Shortts Lake
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13. Upper Brookfield
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14. Beaver Brook (Truro, 12km)
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James Yuill and his son James settled at nearby Old Barns in the late 1700s and their land grant was settled as Beaver Brook, named for the many beaver dams on the brook. |
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15. Bible Hill (Truro, 12km)
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English settlement began around 1761. The name results from the ministry of Rev. Dr. William McCulloch (1811-95) who served Truro's First Presbyterian (now First United) Church from 1839-85. |
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16. Brookside, Truro (Truro, 12km)
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The W section of East Mountain became subdivided into the local place names of Brookside and Upper Brookside, or Jollytown as it was called by James Little, Samuel McNutt, James Wright, Fred Shultz and Ebenezer Harris when they were the only residents |
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17. Burnside, Truro (Truro, 12km)
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The name is descriptive; 'burn' is Scottish for a brook. First named Odin after one of the Norse gods. Settlement began around 1785. |
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18. Calvary River Wilderness Area (Truro, 12km)
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19. Central North River (Truro, 12km)
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20. Central Onslow (Truro, 12km)
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21. East Mountain (Truro, 12km)
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22. Fort Belcher (Truro, 12km)
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By 1748, 15 Acadian families lived here but they left before 1755. |
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23. Greenfield (Truro) (Truro, 12km)
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Named by surveyor Alexander Miller around 1817. |
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24. Harmony (Truro) (Truro, 12km)
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25. Harmony Road (Truro, 12km)
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26. Hilden (Truro, 12km)
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When the Intercolonial Railroad began operating through here the place was called Halifax Road. Settlement began in the 1780s. |
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27. Kemptown (Truro, 12km)
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Named by surveyor Alexander Miller for Sir James Kempt (1764-1854), Lt.-Gov. of the province from 1820-28. David Archibald II, one of the first settlers, built mills here before 1790. |
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28. Lower Harmony (Truro, 12km)
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29. Lower Truro (Truro, 12km)
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Abraham, Jean and Pierre Bourg, who were listed in the 1714 census as being residents of Cobequid, are believed to have begun settlement here, which by 1756 was known as Vil La Bourg. |
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30. Manganese Mines (Truro, 12km)
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The place was named when manganese was discovered and mined here. A few barrels of manganese were mined in 1880 and a few tons in 1891. Settled after 1761 by immigrants from NH and MA. |
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31. Manganese Mines Wildlife Management Area (Truro, 12km)
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32. Masstown (Truro, 12km)
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In 1689 a seigneury at the head of Cobequid Bay was granted to Mathieu Martin of Port Royal. Settlement began after 1700. |
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33. McCurdys Corner (Truro, 12km)
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34. Millbrook (Truro) (Truro, 12km)
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Likely named for a gristmill built on a brook that flows into the Salmon River. Little settlement occurred here until Aboriginal people were relocated from Elmsdale and Shubenacadie in the 1930s. |
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35. Millbrook 27 (Truro, 12km)
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The Millbrook First Nation is a Mi'kmaq community located within the town of Truro, positioned in the Hub of Nova Scotia. |
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36. Murray Siding / Murray (Truro, 12km)
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37. Old Barns (Truro, 12km)
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When the first British settlers arrived in 1761, they found two barns still standing here which had survived the 1755 razings of Acadian villages. |
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38. Onslow / North River (Truro, 12km)
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Onslow: The name was first given to the township NW of Truro when it was formed in 1759. The name honoured Arthur Onslow (1691-1768), speaker of the British House of Commons, 1728-61. |
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39. Riversdale (Truro) (Truro, 12km)
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Settled around 1813 and first called Georgetown. In 1850 it was considered part of Greenfield. In 1867 the name was changed to Riversdale. |
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40. Salmon River (Truro) (Truro, 12km)
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The name is likely a literal translation of the Aboriginal word, Pulamoka, 'salmon.' Settlement began shortly after Charles Cox settled here in 1761. |