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1. Barronsfield
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Named for Capt. Edward Barron, an early grantee. |
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2. Minudie
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The French called the area le champs élysées and the area is still known locally as the 'Elysian Fields. The name derives from the Mi'kmaw name Munoodek, ‘a small bay.' |
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3. River Hebert
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The place takes its name from the river, which was named for Louis Hébert, an apothecary who was part of the Du Gua de Monts expedition to Acadia in 1604. |
4. Fossil Coast Nature Reserve
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5. Mill Creek (Amherst)
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6. Strathcona
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7. Lower River Hebert (River Hebert East, 2km)
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8. River Hebert East (River Hebert East, 2km)
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9. Joggins (Joggins, 5km)
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Named by a Major Rogers who had to skirt this inlet and described it as quite a 'jog-in.' Little Joggin was often called Negro for a Black settlement there. Settlements in this area were pioneered by people from Conway in the 1760s and '70s. |
10. Joggins Fossil Cliffs (Joggins, 5km)
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11. Lower Cove (Joggins, 5km)
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The land in the area was granted to J. E. W. Des Barres in 1765. His estate was sold in the late 1700s to Amos 'King' Seaman, the grindstone entrepreneur. |
12. Lower Cove Beach (Joggins, 5km)
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13. Ragged Reef (Joggins, 5km)
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14. Sand River (Joggins, 5km)
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Natives called this place Agoomakunuk, 'where they catch herring.' |
15. Sand River Beach (Joggins, 5km)
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16. Shulie (Joggins, 5km)
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The name is sometimes spelled Shulee or Shoulie and is believed to be derived from the French word soulier, ‘shoe.' Joseph Read and Job Seaman were the first land grantees here in 1846. |
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17. Two Rivers (Joggins, 5km)
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James Rutherford was a grantee in 1836. |
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18. Athol (Maccan, 11km)
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First known as Little Forks. In 1871 Parliament approved the name change to Athol, likely suggested by descendants of Loyalists after John Murray, 4th Duke of Athol. |
19. Athol Station (Maccan, 11km)
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20. Chignecto (Maccan, 11km)
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The place takes its name from the bay which is located about 15 km W of the town and is the NE arm of the Bay of Fundy. The Mi'kmaq called the place Signiukt and it first appears in English records in 1691 as Siganectoe. |
21. Harrison Woods Nature Reserve (Maccan, 11km)
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22. Lower Maccan (Maccan, 11km)
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John Harrison was the first settler in 1780. |
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23. Maccan (Maccan, 11km)
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The name derives from the First Nations peoples' name Maagan or Maakan, 'fishing place. There was an Acadian settlement here in the mid-1700s. |
24. Maccan Woods (Maccan, 11km)
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25. Nappan (Maccan, 11km)
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The Aboriginal peoples called the place Nepan, “a good place to get camp or wigwam poles'. The first white settler was George Noiles from Germany, who settled in 1735. |
26. East Mapleton (Southampton, 15km)
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27. East Southampton (Southampton, 15km)
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28. Franklin Manor 22 (Southampton, 15km)
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29. Gilbert Mountain (Southampton, 15km)
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30. Kelley River Wilderness Area (Southampton, 15km)
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31. Lynn (Southampton, 15km)
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Named for a city in MA which in turn was named for the English seaport town of Lynn Regis. Settlement began after the American Revolution in 1783. |
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32. Mapleton (Southampton, 15km)
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The Cobequid Mountains in this area are heavily wooded with sugar maple trees and there are many maple sugar camps scattered through the region. |
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33. New Canaan (Southampton, 15km)
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Jesse Lewis had a land grant here in 1809. Named for the Biblical land of promise. |
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34. Pettigrew Settlement (Southampton, 15km)
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Named for an early settler, although John Allan had the first land grant here in 1783. |
35. South Athol (Southampton, 15km)
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36. South Brook (Southampton, 15km)
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Settled in 1828 by Alexander Hannah and Joseph Brown and named for its location. |
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37. Southampton (Southampton, 15km)
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This place was once called Maccan but by provincial statute in 1872 the name was changed to Southampton for the English city. The place was settled around 1785. |
38. West Brook (Southampton, 15km)
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39. Abercrombie Wildlife Management Area (Amherst, 20km)
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40. Amherst (Amherst, 20km)
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The Aboriginal names for the locality were: Mamalos Kudaagun and Nemcheboogwek, the latter for ‘going up rising ground.' The Acadians had a village here in 1672 called Les Planches, 'The Boards.' |