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1. (East) Pennant
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The Aboriginal people called the place Skabank, where they eat raw (food).' Settled in 1811 and likely named for Penant, a village in Wales. William Embley had a land grant here in 1811. |
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2. Bald Rock
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The name is descriptive. Land was granted here in 1772 to John Burbidge and William Best and the place was first called Holland's Cove. |
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3. Ketch Harbour
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The Mi'kmaw name was Nemagakumak, good fishing place. First called Catch Harbour because it was possible to make a good ‘catch' of fish in these waters. |
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4. Lower Prospect
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Lower Prospect was the location of the 1873 sinking of the SS Atlantic. |
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5. Portuguese Cove
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The name may derive from the nearby wreck of a Portuguese vessel or because this place was frequently used by Portuguese fishermen. Samuel Purcell had a grant here in 1770. |
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6. Sambro
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Sambro Head or Cape Sambro is 7 km S and Inner Sambro and the Sambro Islands lie offshore. Nicolas Denys (1598-1688) shows this place on his map as Isle de Saint Cembro, |
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7. Terence Bay
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There were a number of names for this place before it became Terence for an early settler: Terrants Bay, Tern Bay, Turns Bay, Turner Bay, Tenant's Bay and Turner Bay Rock. |
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8. Williamswood / Semmidinger Hill
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| 9. Bear Cove, Halifax
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| 10. Crystal Crescent Provincial Park
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| 11. Duncans Cove
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| 12. Duncans Cove Nature Reserve
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| 13. Halibut Bay
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| 14. Moosehead Island
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| 15. Rogues Roost Wilderness Area
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| 16. Sambro Creek
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| 17. Sambro Head
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| 18. Sandy Cove (Halifax)
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| 19. Terence Bay River
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| 20. Terence Bay Wilderness Area
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| 21. West Pennant
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| 22. 12 Wing Shearwater (Shearwater, 18km)
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| 23. Canadian Forces Base Halifax (Shearwater, 18km)
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24. Imperoyal (Shearwater, 18km)
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A suburb on the E side of Halifax Harbour. Early names were Eastern Battery and Fort Clarence. Imperoyal is a contraction of Imperial Oil Co. which has a refinery here. |
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25. Shearwater (Shearwater, 18km)
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Shearwater is an unincorporated Nova Scotia suburban community in the Halifax Regional Municipality between Woodside and Eastern Passage occupied by Shearwater heliport. |
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26. Beechville (Lakeside, 19km)
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The first settlers were Black refugees brought to Halifax during the War of 1812. First called Beech Hill because of the many beech trees. |
| 27. Blind Bay (Lakeside, 19km)
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| 28. Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area (Lakeside, 19km)
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29. Brookside (Halifax area) (Lakeside, 19km)
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John Drysdale and four others received a 1,550-acre land grant here in 1787. |
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30. Goodwood (Lakeside, 19km)
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The name was given before 1770 and is descriptive. John Gosbee received a land grant here in 1770. |
| 31. Greenhead Road (Lakeside, 19km)
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| 32. Greenwood Heights (Lakeside, 19km)
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33. Hatchet Lake (Lakeside, 19km)
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In 1787 a grant of 1,550 acres was made to five settlers. The name derived from either a settler losing a hatchet in the area or for deciding the lake had the shape of a hatchet. |
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34. Lakeside (Bayers Lake) (Lakeside, 19km)
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The name is from its position beside Governors Lake. Theodosius Morris had a 500-acre grant here in 1846. |
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35. Lakeside (Halifax) / Greenhead (Lakeside, 19km)
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The name is from its position beside Governors Lake. Theodosius Morris had a 500-acre grant here in 1846. |
| 36. Otter Lake (Lakeside, 19km)
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| 37. Parkdale (Timberlea) (Lakeside, 19km)
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38. Shad Bay (Lakeside, 19km)
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Daniel, George and Peter Marlow received a land grant here in 1764. The bay was named for the species of fish that was plentiful here. |
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39. Timberlea (Lakeside, 19km)
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The place was first called Nine Mile River but after Angus Bowser opened a hotel around 1900 the name changed to Bowser Station. |
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40. Whites Lake (Lakeside, 19km)
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John Christian was the first land grantee here in 1837. The place is named for early settlers. |