Pictou Landing, Nova Scotia
Pictou Landing (Gaelic Eilean Phiogto) is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County.[1]
Geography[edit]
It is situated on the south shore of Pictou Harbour across from the town of Pictou.
History[edit]
Its name is probably derived from the fact that it is the landing place for ferries crossing the harbour. An earlier name for the area was Fishers Grant after a grant of land made to John Fisher in 1765.[2] The only populated reserve of the Pictou Landing First Nation is named Fisher's Grant 24 and is located 3 km north-east of Pictou Landing.
The Nova Scotia Railway reached here in 1867. It was the main route for travelers to Upper Canada in the ice-free months until the opening of the Intercolonial Railway in 1876. The steamship Mayflower carried passengers and freight across the harbour. [3] A map published in 1879 shows four piers at Pictou Landing, three of them carrying track of the Intercolonial rail road and two of these piers belonging to coal companies.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Pictou Landing". Geographical Names Board of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. 1967. pp. 524–525. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ Cameron 1972, pp. 62–63.
- ^ Illustrated Historical Atlas of Pictou County. J.H.Meacham & Co. 1879.
- Cameron, James M. (1972). Pictou County's History. Pictou County Historical Society. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
45°39′58″N 62°41′0″W / 45.66611°N 62.68333°W
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