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1. Bramber
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Originally a part of Vil Cheverie, named in the early 1700s for a Basque family named d'Etcheverry or d'Chevery. |
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2. Cambridge, Windsor
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Land grants were made in 1783 and 1785 to former Navy men who fought with the British in the American Revolution. The place likely was named after Cambridge, MA. |
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3. Cheverie (Beach)
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In the early 1700s a Basque family named d'Etcheverry or d'Chevery settled here and by the mid-1700s the place was shown on a French map as Vil Cheverie. |
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4. Goshen (Windsor)
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Named for the biblical Land of Goshen. James Scott received a 350-acre land grant here in 1813. |
5. Bramber Beach
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6. Cheverie
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7. Kempt Shore (Summerville, 7km)
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Named for Sir James Kempt (1764-1854), Lt.-Gov. of the province from 1820-28. When Kempt Township was established in 1824 this was part of the area known as Shore District. William Hutchinson received this land in 1783 as part of a 2,000-acre grant. |
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8. Avonport (Hantsport, 10km)
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At one time it was included in Lower Horton and named Horton Point until 1864 when the name changed to its present form. James Fillis from Halifax was one of the first settlers. |
9. Avonport Station (Hantsport, 10km)
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10. Bishopville (Hantsport, 10km)
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The place was first called Halfway River. In 1760 John Bishop and his four sons left CT and settled in this area. |
11. Glooscap 35 (Hantsport, 10km)
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12. Hants Border (Hantsport, 10km)
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13. Hantsport (Hantsport, 10km)
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First known as Kakagwek for the place of dried meat.' Kag-agwek found elsewhere can mean ‘place of dried fish. |
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14. Lockhartville (Hantsport, 10km)
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Mi'kmaq called the place Maktomkus, 'the black reef.' The first land grant was made in 1759 when the place was called Horton Bluff. In 1848 the name was changed to its present form to honour early settlers. |
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15. Mount Denson (Hantsport, 10km)
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Col. Henry 'Denny' Denson (1715-80) received a land grant here in 1761 and about 1772 built a mansion he called Mount Denson. |
16. West Brooklyn (Hantsport, 10km)
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17. Centre Burlington (Centre Burlington, 11km)
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Settlement began later in the latter 1700s. The name, given in 1867, is a corruption of Bridlington, a town in Yorkshire, England. |
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18. Cogmagun (River) (Centre Burlington, 11km)
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The name is an English version of the Mi'kmaw word Kogumegunuk or Kookemagun, for ‘crooked river.' |
19. Lower Burlington (Centre Burlington, 11km)
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20. Petite Bog Nature Reserve (Centre Burlington, 11km)
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21. Riverside (Windsor) (Centre Burlington, 11km)
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22. Upper Burlington (Centre Burlington, 11km)
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23. Benjamins Mill (Falmouth, 18km)
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24. Falmouth (Falmouth, 18km)
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This area began to develop around 1685 when new generations of Acadians began migrating to areas where they could reclaim land from the sea. |
25. Shaws Bog (Falmouth, 18km)
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26. Upper Falmouth (Falmouth, 18km)
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27. Armstrong Lake (Windsor, 19km)
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28. Card Lake Provincial Park (Windsor, 19km)
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29. Currys Corner (Windsor, 19km)
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This was an offshoot from the Windsor settlement which began soon after 1760. |
30. Falls Lake Provincial Park (Windsor, 19km)
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31. Five Mile Plains (Windsor, 19km)
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It was so named because the land is flat and the settlement was five miles (8 km) from Windsor on the Halifax Road. |
32. Garlands Crossing (Windsor, 19km)
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33. Leminster (Windsor, 19km)
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34. Lower Vaughan (Windsor, 19km)
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35. Martock (Windsor, 19km)
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Named by Hon. John Butler whose native home was Martock, Somersetshire, England. This was the site of an Acadian village named Le Breau. |
36. Mill Section (Windsor, 19km)
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37. Sherwood (Windsor, 19km)
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Capt. John Evans came here in 1816 and built Sherwood Lodge after Sherwood in his native England. Disbanded soldiers moved in but within a decade the place was almost abandoned. |
38. Smiths Corner (Windsor, 19km)
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39. Three Mile Plains (Windsor, 19km)
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40. Upper Vaughan (Windsor, 19km)
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