1. Comeauville (Saulnierville, 11km)
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The place was first called Clare but later renamed for early settlers, the Comeau family. |
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2. Concession (Saulnierville, 11km)
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In 1799 a concession of land was made in the middle of what was then Clare, to Major François Comeau and associates. The community was first referred to as Les Concessions, which over time became shortened to Concession. |
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3. Little Brook Station (Saulnierville, 11km)
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4. Lower Concession (Saulnierville, 11km)
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5. Lower Saulnierville (Saulnierville, 11km)
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6. Saulnierville (Saulnierville, 11km)
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Among the first settlers were six Acadian families named Saulnier. Their surname may be traced to 15th- and 16th-century workers on the salterns, or salt works of Saintonge in SW France. |
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7. Saulnierville Station (Saulnierville, 11km)
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8. St. Joseph (Digby) (Saulnierville, 11km)
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In Digby County 5 km W of the Spectacle Lakes between Concession and Corberrie. Named for the Roman Catholic parish here. |
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9. Woodvale (Saulnierville, 11km)
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First called Brookville for a brook that runs through the community. |
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10. Bangor (Meteghan Centre, 12km)
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The place was an offshoot of the Meteghan colony, which started in the 1770s. The name likely came from Bangor, ME. |
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11. Meteghan Centre (Meteghan Centre, 12km)
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12. Meteghan River (Meteghan Centre, 12km)
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13. Meteghan Station (Meteghan Centre, 12km)
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14. Alder Plains (Forest Glen, 16km)
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15. Barrio Lake (Forest Glen, 16km)
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16. Brazil Lake (Forest Glen, 16km)
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In 1870 the place was called Bloomfield, but it later took the name of the lake because of confusion with the Bloomfield in Digby County. |
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17. Briar Lake (Forest Glen, 16km)
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18. Carleton (Forest Glen, 16km)
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The first settler was Daniel Raymond in 1833. Mi'kmaq called the place Nesogwakade, place of eels.' Settlers first called the place Nine Partners Falls because nine of them formed a partnership to operate a mill. |
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19. Corberrie (Forest Glen, 16km)
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Abbé Jean-Mandé Sigogne (1763-1844) served the Acadians of this area for 45 years between 1799 and 1844. |
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20. East Kemptville (Forest Glen, 16km)
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21. Flintstone Rock (Forest Glen, 16km)
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22. Forest Glen (Forest Glen, 16km)
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23. Gardners Mills (Forest Glen, 16km)
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24. Ireton (Forest Glen, 16km)
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25. Kemptville (Forest Glen, 16km)
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Mi'kmaq called the place Nekataouksit, 'great forked tidal river.' A forest fire swept through the area in 1820 just as settlement was starting and Lt.-Gov. Kempt sent aid. |
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26. Lake Annis (Forest Glen, 16km)
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27. McCoys Ridge (Forest Glen, 16km)
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28. Moodys Corner / Brier Lake (Forest Glen, 16km)
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Brier Lake: Named for the indigenous briar plant. Charles and Samuel Leiboo were early settlers. |
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29. North Kemptville (Forest Glen, 16km)
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30. Oakland Lake (Forest Glen, 16km)
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31. Richfield (Forest Glen, 16km)
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32. Silver River Wilderness Area (Forest Glen, 16km)
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33. Sloans Lake Nature Reserve (Forest Glen, 16km)
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34. Tobeatic Wilderness Area (Lake) (Forest Glen, 16km)
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Tobeatic Wilderness Area: |
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35. Tobeatic Wildlife Management Area (Forest Glen, 16km)
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36. Toms Savannah (Forest Glen, 16km)
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37. Wentworth Lake Nature Reserve (Forest Glen, 16km)
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38. Maxwellton / Sigogne (Meteghan, 13km)
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Named for the Township which was named for an early settler. The community came into being in the 1880s when the Western Counties Railway (later Dominion Atlantic Railway) came through the area. |
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39. Meteghan (Meteghan, 13km)
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Muntoogun is a Mi'kmaw word meaning 'fence,' or 'weir.' Acadians settled here in the 1770s. La Vieille Maison, the old house,' built around 1768 is now a museum. Mitihikan is a Mi'kmawword meaning 'blue rocks or stones. |
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40. Smugglers Cove Provincial Park (Meteghan, 13km)
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In the 1800s this cove was called Anse-aux-Hirondelles because the high cliffs surrounding it were an ideal nesting place for swallows. |