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1. Barra Head
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First called Salmon River. The Celtic word barra means 'hilly island and the original Barra is a hilly island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. |
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2. Chapel Island 5 (Doctor, Ghost, Indian, Gregory, Jail and Alick Islands)
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This is where the Mi'kmaq of the surrounding districts gather each year for the Feast of St. Anne. |
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3. French Cove
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Settled in the mid to late 1800s and first named McKay's Harbour for early settler James McKay, who came here in 1873. |
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4. Grande Greve
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The name is French for 'big bank.' Francis Murphy had the first land grant here in 1787. |
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5. Hay Cove / McNabs Cove
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Hay Cove: Mi'kmaq called the place Galnotek. Catherine McNeil received the first land grant here in 1836. |
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6. Irish Cove
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The Mi'kmaw name was Golhamkilk. The community was named Irish Cove because early settlement before 1817 was carried out by Irish immigrants. |
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7. Irish Vale
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Irishman Roderick McDonald had the first grant here in 1821. |
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8. Jacksonville
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John Jackson was one of the early land grantees in 1866. |
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9. Johnstown
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The Mi'kmaw name was Nemtogowak meaning the 'sitting place.' The present name honours parish priest Rev. John McDougall or early settler John McMullen, who came in 1836. |
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10. Lake Uist
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Named for North or South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The first settlers in this area in the 1840s were from this area of Scotland. |
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11. Loch Lomond
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Named for Loch Lomond in Scotland by settlers who arrived in 1827. In 1905 the name was changed by provincial statute to Enott...but the original name remains in use today. |
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12. Lochside (Cape Breton, Mt. Auburn)
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Donald Morrison was the first land grantee in 1857. By 1904 the community had saw, grist and carding mills. |
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13. Lynche River
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14. Mount Auburn
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Donald Morrison had a land grant here in 1847. |
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15. Red Islands
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The soil and rock of nearby islands is of a reddish colour and the sun at certain times of the day give them a beautiful red appearance. |
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16. River Tillard
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Noted in the census of 1752. Edward Bulger and John Power were grantees here in 1857. |
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17. Roberta
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First named Cross Roads. Jane MacInnes and Margaret Christy were land grantees here in 1858. |
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18. Sampsonville
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Lawrence Kavanagh had a Crown lease here in 1815. By 1956 the population was 233. |
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19. Soldiers Cove
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At one time the place was called Laugh at the Yankees, a derisive term given by Peninsular War veterans who later fought in the War of 1812 and then settled here. |
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20. St. Peters
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It was founded as the Portuguese fishing station San Pedro in 1521. The Aboriginal people called it Baslovaakade, similar to the Mi'kmaw name for Cape Traverse in PEI, which was Buslooakade, ‘to travel by water’ ‘or the landing place. |
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21. The Points West Bay
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James Pringle was the first grantee here, in 1851. By 1904 the settlement had saw, grist and carding mills. |
22. Battery Provincial Park
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23. Cape George, Bras d'Or
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24. Carters Cove
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25. Head of Loch Lomond
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26. Irish Cove Nature Reserve
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27. Loch Lomond West
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28. MacNabs Cove
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29. Oban
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30. Oceanview
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31. Soldiers Cove West
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32. St. Peters Junction
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33. Camerons Mountain (River Bourgeois, 6km)
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34. Cannes (River Bourgeois, 6km)
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Named for the French seaport and settled about 1795. |
35. Hawker (River Bourgeois, 6km)
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36. River Bourgeois (River Bourgeois, 6km)
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The passage separates Isle Madame from Cape Breton Island. The name recalls Charles Lennox, 3d Duke of Richmond and Lennox (1735-1806). He was secretary of state in the British cabinet. |
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37. Seaview (River Bourgeois, 6km)
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First called Sporting Mountain but renamed by provincial statute in 1890. Peter Landris had a land grant here in 1805. |
38. South Side River Bourgeois (River Bourgeois, 6km)
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39. Sporting Mountain (River Bourgeois, 6km)
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40. Thibeauville (River Bourgeois, 6km)
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Jacob Thibeau settled here in 1836. |