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1. Maroon Hill
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The Maroons, deported from Jamaica by the British government, were brought to Nova Scotia in 1796. Most left for Sierra Leone by 1800. Some took up residence here, giving the place its name. Patrick West received a land grant here in 1763. |
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2. Pockwock
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The Aboriginal people called the place Pogwek or Pokwek, 'the smoky or 'dry lake. |
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3. Springfield Lake
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Springfield Lake is a small lake located in Middle Sackville, Halifax Regional Municipality |
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4. Upper Sackville / Groves / Sackville
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Groves: Named for a grove of trees adjacent to the railway siding. Land grants were made here in 1905 and in 1885 a schoolhouse was built at nearby Brushy Hill. |
| 5. Lewis Lake (Lower Sackville)
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| 6. Middle Sackville
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| 7. Old Annapolis Road Nature Reserve
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| 8. Pockwock Wilderness Area
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9. Beaver Bank (Lower Sackville, 3km)
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The area was settled in the early 1800s and took its name from a beaver dam. The area was settled in the very early 1800s. |
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10. Kinsac (Lower Sackville, 3km)
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John Pleasant and John H. Fleiger both had land grants here by 1810. |
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11. Lakeview (Lower Sackville) (Lower Sackville, 3km)
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In 1891 lots were sold in the 'proposed new town of Lakeview.' Theo Larsen had a shanty on his part of the town site and was clearing land. |
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12. Lower Sackville (Lower Sackville, 3km)
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This place and the nearby communities of Middle Sackville and Upper Sackville are locally called 'The Sackvilles' and are chiefly bedroom communities for folks who work in Halifax-Dartmouth. |
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13. Lucasville (Lower Sackville, 3km)
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Named for an early settler and first called Lucas Settlement. John George Pyke and Richard Wenman had land grants here in 1764. |
| 14. North Beaver Bank (Lower Sackville, 3km)
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| 15. Old Cobequid Road (Lower Sackville, 3km)
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16. Bedford (Bedford, 6km)
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From 1749-1856 the place was known as Sackville for Fort Sackville built in 1749 to keep open the overland trail between Halifax and the Annapolis and to protect Halifax Mi'kmaw raids. |
| 17. Bedford Range (Bedford, 6km)
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| 18. Fernleigh (Bedford, 6km)
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| 19. Glen Moir (Bedford, 6km)
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| 20. Harmony Park (Bedford, 6km)
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| 21. Killarney (Bedford, 6km)
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22. Fall River (Fall River, 8km)
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Settled by land grantees in the late 1700s and named for the falls in a stream between Miller and Thomas Lakes. In 1776 Henry Hilliard and others were granted 1,700 acres of land on what was then called the Shubenacadie Lakes. |
| 23. Fall River West (Fall River, 8km)
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| 24. Fletchers Lake (Fall River, 8km)
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| 25. Laurie Provincial Park (Fall River, 8km)
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| 26. Lochview Road (Fall River, 8km)
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| 27. Old Holland Road (Fall River, 8km)
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| 28. Rawdon River Nature Reserve (Fall River, 8km)
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29. Wellington (Sackville) (Fall River, 8km)
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First called Fletcher's Bridge for the Fletcher family. The name Wellington was bestowed by Lt.-Gen. John W. Laurie (1835-1912), who owned a large estate here called Oakfield. |
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30. Wellington Station / Cookumijenawanak (Fall River, 8km)
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The name given by the Mi'kmaq to a rock in the outlet of Grand Lake into the Shubenacadie River. The word translates as 'Grandmother's Place.' The Mi'kmaq believed the rock had been placed there for their convenience for fishing. |
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31. Armdale (Halifax, 10km)
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First called Dutch Village after German settlers moved here in 1750. In 1860 Sir Charles Tupper named his estate on North West Arm, Halifax City, Armdale. |
| 32. Atlantic Ocean Air Weapons Range (Halifax, 10km)
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| 33. Beechwood Park (Halifax, 10km)
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34. Birch Cove (Halifax, 10km)
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The name was likely given to one of the estates of William Donaldson. In 1775 a grant was given here to Elspeth and Charles Monk. |
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35. Boulderwood (Halifax, 10km)
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A suburb on the W side of North West Arm of Halifax Harbour at the E end of Lake William. |
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36. Bridgeview / French Landing (Halifax, 10km)
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French Landing: This is believed to have been the landing place and encampment of the men who were with the ill-fated, disease-stricken Duc D'Anville's fleet that arrived at Halifax in 1746. |
| 37. Clayton Park (Halifax, 10km)
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38. Convoy Place / Africville (Halifax, 10km)
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For almost two centuries Africville was a part of Halifax, home to many of the city's Black people and first known as Campbell Road for the street leading there. |
| 39. Cowie Hill (Halifax, 10km)
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| 40. Fairmount (Halifax, 10km)
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