1. Alder River
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This settlement is located about two miles north of Fitsgerald Lake, north of the Guysborough River, in eastern Nova Scotia. Its name was prompted by two prominent natural features: alders, a type of bush, and a river, actually a small stream. |
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2. Argyle, Guysborough
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This settlement is located about a mile south of South River Lake, near the Antigonish-Guysborough line in eastern Nova Scotia. |
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3. Beauly
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Named for the village of Beauly in Inverness-shire, Scotland, on the N side of the River Beauly. First called Manchester Road after the Halifax-Guysborough highway. |
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4. Caledonia Mills
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By 1864 the community had several sawmills, a shingle and gristmill and kiln. |
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5. Copper Lake
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A lake and settlement first named Polson Lake for 1828 land grantee William Polson. The name was changed when copper deposits were found in the area. |
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6. Eight Island Lake / Great Lake
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This rural area is situated on the north side of Eight Island Lake, on the upper Country Harbour River, in Eastern Nova Scotia. The village and lake were probably so named because there were eight prominent islands in the lake. |
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7. Frasers Mills / McPherson / Boyd
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Frasers Mills: Settled about 1800 by Scots who arrived at Pictou aboard the Nora. Named for Alexander Fraser who operated a saw-and gristmill. |
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8. Giant(s) Lake / Lakedale
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This settlement is located about half-way between the upper Salmon River and the upper Guysborough River in eastern Nova Scotia. |
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9. Glassburn
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Former names were Black River and Beauly but in 1891 the Legislature changed the name to that of a parish in Scotland. John Grant of Strathglass settled here about 1807. |
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10. Glen Alpine
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Named by 1810 settler John MacMillan after Glen Alpine and the lakes of Lochaber, Scotland. |
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11. Glenroy
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Donald Chisholm was one of the first settlers in 1812. |
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12. Goshen (Antigonish)
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This rural area is located about two miles southwest of South River Lake, near the Antigonish-Guysborough county line in eastern Nova Scotia. |
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13. Hoppenderry
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This settlement is located about three miles east of South River Lake in eastern Nova Scotia. The name is probably of Irish origin. |
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14. Loch Katrine
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Named for the loch of that name in the Highlands of Scotland immortalized by Sir Walter Scott's poem, 'The Lady of the Lake.' The first grantees in 1811 were Edward Bond, Alexander Kennedy, John Martin and Alexander McIntosh. |
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15. Lower South River
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The first settlers arrived from Strathglass, Scotland in 1803 aboard the ship Aurora. |
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16. Marydale
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First called Manchester Road for the road that ran to Manchester, the old name for Guysborough. Settled in the late 1700s. |
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17. Meadow Green
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Meadow Green: The name originated with a fertile tract of land on the Pomquet River taken up by John McDonald and his sons, Angus, Donald and John. |
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18. North Lochaber / Hurlbert Brook
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19. Pinevale
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The school section was called Pitcher's Farm, but closed in 1931. The first land grants were to Scottish settlers. |
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20. Polsons Brook
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Named for William Polson who had a land grant here in 1828. |
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21. Roman Valley
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This rural area is located on the Guysborough river, west of the head of Milford Haven in eastern Nova Scotia. |
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22. South River Lake
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A settlement and lake from which the South River flows to Antigonish Harbour. It was first called Head of South River Lake. The community site was granted to John and James Archibald of Truro in 1815. |
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23. Springfield (Antigonish)
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Settled mostly by Irish. By 1867 there were 150 residents. |
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24. St. Andrews
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Many of the first settlers arrived here on the Nora in in 1801. They named their new home for the patron saint of Scotland. By 1827, 1,500 people were living in the area. |
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25. Upper South River
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Donald MacDonald from Moydart, Scotland, was among the first settlers in 1805. Alexander Stirling MacMillan (1870-1955), Nova Scotia premier from 1940-45 received his schooling here. |
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26. Lower Springfield
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27. Middleton (Antigonish)
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28. Pitchers Farm
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29. Roman Valley Nature Reserve
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30. South River Nature Reserve
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31. Upper Springfield
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32. Afton Station (Heatherton, 8km)
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Settled by Irish farmers. By 1864 there was a blacksmith shop, tannery and two mills. |
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33. Bayfield (Heatherton, 8km)
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The place was called Little River until 1864 when it was named for Capt. Henry Wolsey Bayfield (1795-1885) who surveyed the coasts of Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton, Sable Island, the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia and parts of the Great Lakes. |
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34. Bayfield Beach (Heatherton, 8km)
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35. Bayfield Provincial Park (Heatherton, 8km)
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36. Black Avon (Heatherton, 8km)
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Part of the settlement of Black River was called Black Avon in 1891. See Black River, Antigonish County |
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37. Black River, Antigonish (Heatherton, 8km)
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The town of Black River is 9 km SE of Antigonish. The district was part of Beauly until it was called Black River. In 1891 there was a further subdivision as a portion of Black River was renamed Blackavon and another portion Glassburn. |
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38. Dagger Woods (Heatherton, 8km)
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39. Dunmore (Antigonish) (Heatherton, 8km)
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Named after the strong stone fort on the hill of Dunmore in Perthshire, Scotland. First called Big Brook and later Middle South River. |
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40. Dunns and Monks Head Beach (Heatherton, 8km)
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