Fisher’s Grant 24G, Pictou County
Fisher’s Grant 24G, Nova Scotia
Fisher’s Grant 24G Geography
- Official Name: Fisher’s Grant 24G
- Geographic Feature Type Category: Administrative Area
- Geographic Feature Type: Indian Reserve
- Affiliated Communities: Pictou Landing / Fishers Grant
- Latitude / Longitude: 45.655556, -62.645833
Fisher’s Grant 24G Maps
- 1:50k Topographic NTS Map: 011E10
- 1:250k Topographic NTS Map: 011E
- Nova Scotia 1:10k Topographic Map: 1045650062600 (Pictou)
- Other Maps:
Pictou Landing First Nation
About Fisher’s Grant 24G
Fisher’s Grant 24G is a located along the south the east side of Boat Harbour. It is a small resource based Indian Reserve, officially recognized under the Indian Act of Canada. Under jurisdiction of the federal government, it is managed in accordance with the Canada Lands Surveys Act and related legislation, but administratively managed by Pictou Landing First Nation.
The name Fishers Grant refers to an early name for Pictou Landing that was after a large grant of land made to John Fisher in 1765.
The Reserve was created in 1927 with the approval of Order in Council document PC 2275 and survey plan 5222 CLSR NS. It was one of several smaller Reserves, the others were amalgamated into the main Fisher’s Grant 24 Reserve.
[Sources: orders-in-council.canada.ca / Surveyor general Branch ]
Fisher’s Grant 24G Maps
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