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1. Etter Settlement / Oland
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2. Hillsvale
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John Stirling received a land grant here in 1787. When the schoolhouse was built here in 1865 the place was called Hillsdale. |
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3. Lakelands (Windsor)
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The Aboriginal name was Enskoomodedetic, 'a place where conversation can be carried on at long range, both being hidden' in reference to the acoustic properties provided by the terrain. |
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4. Mount Uniacke
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The place was named to honour Richard John Uniacke (1753-1830), whose long political career began with his election in 1783 to the Nova Scotia Assembly. |
| 5. Bell Provincial Park
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| 6. Cameron Lake
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| 7. East Uniacke
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| 8. Mount Uniacke Gold District
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| 9. South Uniacke
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10. Armdale (Halifax, 9km)
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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. |
| 11. Atlantic Ocean Air Weapons Range (Halifax, 9km)
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| 12. Beechwood Park (Halifax, 9km)
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13. Birch Cove (Halifax, 9km)
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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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14. Boulderwood (Halifax, 9km)
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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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15. Bridgeview / French Landing (Halifax, 9km)
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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. |
| 16. Clayton Park (Halifax, 9km)
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17. Convoy Place / Africville (Halifax, 9km)
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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. |
| 18. Cowie Hill (Halifax, 9km)
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| 19. Fairmount (Halifax, 9km)
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20. Fairview (Halifax, 9km)
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German settlers who came here in 1751 called the place Westermolt or Westernmold, western forest.' English people called it Dutch Village from the German word for German people, Deutsche. |
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21. Fergusons Cove / Falkland (Halifax, 9km)
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Falkland: The place was first called Fergusson's Cove but was renamed for Lady Falkland, who laid the cornerstone of the first church built here in 1845. |
| 22. Five Bridge Lakes Wilderness Area (Halifax, 9km)
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| 23. Grahams Corner (Halifax, 9km)
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| 24. Green Acres (Halifax) (Halifax, 9km)
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25. Halifax (Halifax, 9km)
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The port is ice-free year-round and to the N beyond the Narrows is the completely sheltered and deep Bedford Basin. Mi'kmaq called the place Chebookt for ‘great long harbour’, and it was known as Chebucto until 1749. |
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26. Harrietsfield (Halifax, 9km)
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Believed named in 1787 for the wife of land grantee Col. William Thompson. |
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27. Herring Cove (Halifax, 9km)
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First called Moolipchugeehk, “deep chasm gorge.' The name may have been given for the fish in the area or for early settler Tom Herring. |
| 28. Hydrostone (Halifax, 9km)
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29. Jollimore (Halifax, 9km)
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Thomas Bridge received a 200-acre grant here in 1771. In 1880 Samuel Jollimore and his sons began a ferry service across the arm. |
| 30. Kearney Lake (Halifax, 9km)
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| 31. Leiblin Park (Halifax, 9km)
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| 32. Long Lake Provincial Park (Halifax, 9km)
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| 33. Melville Cove (Halifax, 9km)
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34. Millview (Halifax, 9km)
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First known as Nine Mile River, Lower Bedford, The Dump and Doyle's Dump. |
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35. Montague Gold Mines (Halifax, 9km)
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Named for Col. George Montagu who purchased the old Morris Lake Loon House in 1847 and lived on the shore of the lake. |
| 36. Mulgrave Park (Halifax, 9km)
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37. Princes Lodge (Halifax, 9km)
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A suburb on Bedford Basin where His Royal Highness Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (1767-1872), father of Queen Victoria, built a mansion called Prince's Lodge while he commanded the British Army at Halifax (1794-1800). |
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38. Purcells Cove (Halifax, 9km)
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Named for early pioneer Samuel Purcell who bought land here in 1828. The place was first called Mackerel Cove. |
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39. Rockingham (Halifax, 9km)
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In 1795, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, erected a barracks on the edge of the Prince's Lodge estate which he had leased from Gov. Wentworth. It housed two companies of his regiment, the 7th Foot, or Royal Fusiliers. |
| 40. Rogers (Halifax, 9km)
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