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1. Baxters Harbour
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Named for Dr. William Baxter and his son John who settled here in 1803. Baxters Harbour Falls drop 15 metres (50 feet) to Fraser Brook. |
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2. Blomidon / Blow-Me-Down
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Mi'kmaq called the place Owbogegechk meaning 'dogwood.' Champlain named the cape Cape Poutrincourt after his friend who scaled the cliffs during an exploratory voyage. |
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3. Canard
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The First Nations name for the river from which the community takes its name was Apcheechkumoochwaakade, meaning ‘abounding in little ducks.' |
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4. Canning
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First called Apple Tree Landing because of an apple tree that survived there from the earlier Acadian settlement. |
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5. Delhaven
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The settlement’s first name was Middle Pereau. At a public meeting in 1880 the name Delhaven was proposed by Holmes Davidson. |
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6. Habitant
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The name is French for 'inhabitant.' Land grants were issued here in 1761. |
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7. Hillaton
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First called Washington Street and then Saxon Street. Seth Burg and Stephen Herrenton received land grants here in 1761. |
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8. Kingsport
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First called Indian Point or Oak Point. Land was granted here in 1761 to Benjamin Newcomb. The name later changed because the place was a 'port' in Kings County. |
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9. Medford
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Settlement started in 1760 and the place was first called Bass Creek. About 1855 the name was changed to Medford because of the ford across a creek and surrounding meadows. |
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10. Norths (Corner)
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Named for the North family, early residents. Settlement began here soon after Cornwallis Township was granted to New England emigrants in 1761. |
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11. Pereau
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The First Nations People had two names for this place: Upkowegun, 'spruce bark-covered wigwam,' and Wojechk, a white signal seen from afar, referring to a waterfall that could be seen at a distance. |
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12. The Lookoff
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So named because this site provides a panoramic view of six rivers, five counties and the Minas Basin. |
13. Arlington
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14. Arlington East
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15. Bennett Bay
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16. Blomidon Provincial Park
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17. Dewey Creek Wildlife Management Area
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18. Lower Blomidon
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19. Lower Canard
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20. Middle Pereau
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21. Minas Basin Wildlife Management Area
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22. North Medford
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23. Ross Creek
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24. Scots Bay
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25. Scots Bay Beach
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26. Scots Bay Road
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27. South Scots Bay
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28. Upper Pereau
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29. Victoria Harbour
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30. White Water
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31. Woodside (Kentville)
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32. Belcher Street (Port Williams, 7km)
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33. Church Street (Port Williams, 7km)
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Named for the church and glebe lands on which St. John's Anglican church was built. Settlement began in 1761. |
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34. Greenwich (Port Williams, 7km)
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First called Noggin's Corner because a store here became known far and wide for selling noggins (wooden mugs) of rum. During the 1830s one patron who had over-refreshed himself, fell off his horse and was killed. |
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35. Port Williams (Port Williams, 7km)
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The Aboriginal people called the river Chijiktoogwechk, ‘narrow and deep river.' and an early English name for the place was Terry's Creek. New England Planters began settling here in 1760. |
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36. Starrs Point (Port Williams, 7km)
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When the Acadians occupied this place it was called Boudreau's Bank. It was resettled in 1760 by Major Samuel Starr (1749-99), a New England Planter from Norwich, CT, who built a house on Budrot's Point and called it Edgemere. |
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37. Davison Street / Etna (Wolfville, 9km)
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Named for Squire Davidson, who homesteaded here in the late 1700s. |
38. Forest Hill (Wolfville) (Wolfville, 9km)
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39. Gaspereau (Wolfville, 9km)
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The original French spelling was Gasparot for alewife, a fish resembling a herring and present in great numbers in certain parts of the province. |
40. Gaspereau Mountain (Wolfville, 9km)
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