Hamilton Road
Hamilton Road is a small rural community located west of the Town of Westville.
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Westville
Westville is one of five towns in Pictou County, it is located south west of Stellarton. The area was originally known as Acadia Village but was renamed to Westville at a public meeting in 1868, probably because it was the westernmost of the East River mining towns. The town was incorporated in August, 1894.
Greenhill
Greenhill is a rural community located between Alma and Central West River. The name is descriptive. The Mi’kmaq name for the area is “Espakumegek”, meaning high ground. Greenhill Lookoff Museum, operated by Cliff Ross since about 1930, was purchased by the Provincial Government in 1959. It was later closed and the area was converted into a Provincial picnic park with magnificent panoramic views of the Pictou County landscape.
Alma
Alma was named in commemoration of the place where a great victory was won by the Allies over the Russians in the Crimean War in 1854.