Glencoe, Nova Scotia
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- Official Community Name: Glencoe
- Gaelic Name: Gleann Comhann
- Geographic Feature Type Category: Populated Place
- Geographic Feature Type: Community
- Latitude / Longitude: 45.410999, -62.54631
- NTS Map Number: 011E07
- 1879 Pictou County Atlas: Section 16
- Nova Scotia Land Grant Map Number: Crown Land Grant Map 088
- Nova Scotia 1:10k Topographic Map Number: 1045400062500 (Sunnybrae)
Glencoe is a rural community in Pictou County located on the upper East River just past St.Paul. It was named after a small valley in Argyleshire, Scotland where a number of Scots were massacred.
The original school house was burned in 1874 and replaced with a new one in 1875. The replacement school burnt down in 1909, and replaced by a new one. This school was also burned in 1938.
The building that replaced that school still exists but is now used as the Glencoe Community Centre (and available to the public to rent for private events).
Farming has been the basic industry in this area for hundreds of years.
Glencoe Falls is a small waterfall that can be found along the Glencoe brook about half an hour hike from the Glencoe Brook Fall Trailhead (YouTube video of Glencoe Falls can be found further down this page).
Details about hiking to the falls see https://trailpeak.com/trails/Glencoe-Falls-near-New-Glasgow-NS-11268
A good source of local information can be found at East River Valley Information Site
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[Source: Nova Scotia Place Names – T. Brown / Places of Nova Scotia – C. Bruce Fergusson / EastRiverValley.ca]
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