1. (Lower) Eel Brook
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The Mi'kmaw name was Wipkomagakum, ‘place of poor and lean eels.' |
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2. Amiraults Hill
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This community in the Municipality of Argyle recalls the resilience of the Acadians, who returned in droves to Nova Scotia following their expulsion in 1755. |
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3. Belleville
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In the 1780s the area was part of the Upper Abuptic Settlement. In the 1880s it was part of the Eel Brook settlement. |
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4. Canaan (Tusket)
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In the early 1800s Greggs Farish received a grant at the ‘Valley of Canaan.' |
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5. Gavelton
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Likely named for John Gavel, one of a number of Loyalists who applied for land grants in 1784 and received them in the Tusket Lakes region. |
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6. Glenwood
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In 1776 Lt. Ranald McKinnon received a land grant here which also included adjacent Roberts Island. The place was first known as Argyle Head which later became the name of a community 3 km N. In 1873 the place was given the descriptive name Glenwood. |
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7. Morris Island
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The Aboriginal people called the River Neketaouksit, great forked tidal river.' The present name is from John Morris, who received a grant of the island in 1773. |
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8. Pleasant Valley (Yarmouth)
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The Aboriginal people called the place Welskoodaguk, picturesque valley.' Settled by people from Yarmouth and Tusket in the 1830s. |
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9. Plymouth (Yarmouth)
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The Aboriginal people called the river Neketaouksit, 'the great tidal river.' The present name is believed to gave been given by Loyalist settlers from Shelburne who came here in 1785. |
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10. Quinan
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The Mi'kmaq called the place Nictahk, 'forks of a river, and for a time it was called Tusket Forks. In 1885 the name was changed to honour the career of Rev. John L. Quinan, who served the local parish from 1860-68. |
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11. Raynardton / Reynardtown
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Named for Job Reynard, who received a grant on the Tusket River in 1828. |
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12. Roberts Island
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For a time this island was derisively called Non Present, Non Prison or NonParison Island. During the 1755 deportation of Acadians, Major Jedidiah Prebble put a number of Acadians ashore here for safekeeping until he could return to take them to Boston. |
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13. Ste. Anne du Ruisseau
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The Aboriginal people called the place Wipkoogmajokun, place for eels' and the community's first name, Eel Brook, is a rough translation. |
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14. Surettes Island
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The Aboriginal name Neketaouksit, great forked river' probably included this island, named for early settlers. A Roman Catholic church was consecrated here in 1859. |
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15. Tusket
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The name evolved from the Aboriginal peoples' name Neketaouksit, 'great, forked tidal river. |
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16. Tusket Falls / Bridge / More-Rum Brook
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17. Abrams River
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18. Argyle
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19. Argyle Head
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20. Bell Neck
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21. Belleville North
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22. Belleville South
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23. East Canaan
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24. East Quinan
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25. Glenwood Provincial Park
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26. Hubbards Point
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27. Lower Eel Brook
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28. Pleasant Lake
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29. Rocco Point
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30. South Quinan
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31. Spar Lake
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32. Springhaven
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33. Summerville (Yarmouth)
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34. Tusket River Ecological Site
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35. Tusket River Nature Reserve
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36. Arcadia (Arcadia, 8km)
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The Aboriginal name was Utkubok, 'spring water.' New England settlers in the 1760s called the place Upper Chebogue. |
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37. Central Chebogue (Arcadia, 8km)
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38. Chebogue Point (Arcadia, 8km)
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An attempt at settlement was made by the French here in 1739 when the place was named Tibogue, but it was unsuccessful. |
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39. Kelleys Cove (Arcadia, 8km)
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The Mi'kmaw name for the Chebogue area which includes Kelly Cove, was Utkubok, ‘a spring of water.' |
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40. Melbourne (Arcadia, 8km)
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Aboriginals called the place Keskoospaak, ‘where they catch beavers.' Settled in the late 1700s. Named for William Lamb (1779-1848), 2nd Lord Melbourne. |