1. Cross Roads (Stewiacke)
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The roads from the Upper Musquodoboit Valley and those along both sides of the Stewiacke River meet here. The land here was part of a large tract granted to 50 people in 1783, some of whom settled immediately. |
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2. Eastville
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Settled around 1831 and named by the residents for its geographic location. |
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3. Halfway Brook
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The brook was so named because it is about halfway between Upper and Middle Stewiacke. Alexander Miller of Truro had a land grant here in 1813. |
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4. Meadowvale (Upper Stewiacke) / Southvale
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It was so named in 1866. Robert Taylor and John Blair owned land here before 1792. |
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5. Middle Stewiacke
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Its location about midway between the old settlements in the upper valley and the one around Fort Ellis resulted in the name. William Kennedy came here from Truro in 1780. |
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6. Newton Mills
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Samuel Creelman received a land grant here in 1783 and built a gristmill. In 1862 the mill was converted to woolen manufacturing. A stream had been named Newton Brook by Rev. James Smith and when the gristmill opened, the community called itself Newton |
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7. Pembroke (Upper Stewiake) / Glenbervie
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Prior to 1866 this place was called Pembroke, likely after the place of that name in Wales. Glenbervie was named for Bervie in Kincardineshire, Scotland, with glen' added to connote a secluded valley, making the name descriptive. |
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8. Smithfield (Middle Stewiacke)
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First called Whidden Settlement and later named for James Smith, an early land grantee. Settlement began with David Whidden in about 1825. In 1890 the local post office was called Lilyvale. |
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9. Upper Stewiacke
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Earlier names were The Village and Upper Stewiacke Village. In 1783 a large land grant was given to 50 people, 14 of whom moved here the same year to begin settlement. |
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10. Goshen (Stewiacke)
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11. Graham Hill
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12. Otter Brook
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13. Springside
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14. Upper Burnside
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15. Caribou Mines (Upper Musquodoboit, 10km)
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Gold mining began here in 1867 and there were two stamp mills, but production of gold declined after 1903. The place was first called Caribou Gold Mines because of the mines and the plentiful caribou. |
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16. Centre Musquodoboit (Upper Musquodoboit, 10km)
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First named Mooskudoboogwek and then Deacontown after it was settled in 1786 by John, Matthew and Robert Archibald. |
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17. Chaplin (Upper Musquodoboit, 10km)
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Although the first settlers were Gustavus Stupart and John Chubb in 1811, the place is believed to have been named for another early settler. |
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18. College Lake (Upper Musquodoboit, 10km)
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19. Creelmans Crossing (Upper Musquodoboit, 10km)
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20. Dean (Upper Musquodoboit, 10km)
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Named for the Dean family who settled here in 1798. |
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21. Fraser Settlement / Dedication Lake / Hutchison Settlement (Upper Musquodoboit, 10km)
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Dedication Lake: Students from Musquodoboit Rural High School visited this area in 1972 as part of a class project. The lake in question resulted from damming Sherlock Brook. |
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22. Governor Lake (Upper Musquodoboit, 10km)
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23. Greenwood (Upper Stewiacke) / Reynolds (Upper Musquodoboit, 10km)
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Part of the Fisher's Grant of 1786 and probably named for Thomas Reynolds, one of the holders of the grant. Settlement began with a group from Truro in 1785. |
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24. Kent (Upper Musquodoboit, 10km)
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Likely named for the Duke of Kent, Father of Queen Victoria. John and Matthew Archibald had a 1,000-acre grant here on which they operated two sawmills. |
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25. Mill Lake (Upper Stewiacke) (Upper Musquodoboit, 10km)
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26. Pleasant Valley (Upper Stewiacke) (Upper Musquodoboit, 10km)
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Grants were given around Shortts Lake in 1812. Jonathan Archibald from nearby Truro built a sawmill, gristmill and shilling mill here, starting in 1819. |
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27. Sheet Harbour Road (Upper Musquodoboit, 10km)
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So named because it is on the road from Upper Musquodoboit to Sheet Harbour. Rev. John Laidlaw was the original grantee of the land, in 1816. |
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28. Tait Lake Nature Reserve (Upper Musquodoboit, 10km)
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29. Ten Mile Lake (Upper Musquodoboit, 10km)
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30. Upper Musquodoboit (Upper Musquodoboit, 10km)
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The Indians called the place Kesokwedek 'the road runs over the hill.' For a time the school section and community were known as Fishers Grant. |