Lorne, Nova Scotia
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- Official Community Name: Lorne
- Gaelic Name: Lathurna
- Latitude / Longitude:45.426111, -62.709154
- NTS Map Number: 011E07
- 1879 Pictou County Atlas: Section 17
- Nova Scotia Land Grant Map Number: Crown Land Grant Map 088
- Nova Scotia 1:10k Topographic Map Number: 1045400062700 (Lorne)
Lorne is a rural community located in the East River Valley about half way between Middle River and West Branch, East River. Lorne is a gender-neutral name of Scottish origin. It derives from the Scottish place name Lorne, which is believed to mean “fox.”
An early name for the area was Big Brook, but this was changed by the locals in 1878, in honor of the Governor General, the Marquis of Lorne, who was married to Princess Louise (Queen Victoria’s daughter).
Settlement begun here in the area before 1789 by Robert, Alexander and William Dunbar and James Cameron.
A blacksmith was built in 1850, a school-house was built around 1887, and in 1893 a post office was re-opened under John D. Dunbar.
Farms and Farmers of Pictou County by by R. H. Ward details some of the many farms and farmers in Lorne during between 1919 and 1922.
“If one wants to see just how beautiful nature can be when other conditions are favorable they should take a drive on either side of the East River out of Hopewell along the road to Lome and Elgin. One would need to travel far in order to see better looking crops, either in hay, or grain, than those on the wide stretch of rich intervale along the banks of that river. ” R. H. Ward – Farms and Farmers of Pictou County
Sir Simon Fraser, a Canadian-Australian businessman and Australian senator, was born in Big Brook (Lorne). His grandson Malcolm Fraser became Prime Minister of Australia.
Population in 1956 was 127
An old school house has been converted into a Community Center , you can find find information about the community and local events on their Face Book page https://www.facebook.com/LorneSchoolHall/
Using the crowd sourced Find a Grave app, you can search the Lorne Cemetery you can find names, details and photos
[Source: Nova Scotia Place Names – T. Brown / Places of Nova Scotia – C. Bruce Fergusson / EastRiverValley.ca / wikipedia.org ]
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