Lowden Brook
Lowden Brook is a small fresh watercourse feeding into the East River, it originates in Trenton Park, and flows north west through the community of Hillside before reaching the East River.
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Smelt Brook
Smelt Brook is a small fresh watercourse feeding into the East River system, part of the broader watershed that shapes the industrial and residential landscape of Trenton. The name also reflects the early settlement era, as the area was known by this brook rather than the later industrial name of Trenton. In 1882, Harvey Graham renamed the settlement, after Trenton, New Jersey, envisioning it as a manufacturing hub.
Abercrombie Map
Abercrombie is a rural community, located east of the communities of Granton and Mount William, and north of the Town of New Glasgow, with the East River flowing along to the east, and the Middle River of Pictou flowing along the north west part of the community. The community was named after General James Abercrombie, a British General with the 42nd or the first battalion of Royal Highlanders. This map of Abercrombie was created by combining modified topographic data, community details, and a shaded relief model to depict terrain features. Find out how to download or a print a copy of this map.
Trenton
The Town of Trenton has always been known as an industrial center and is located along the east side of the East River, north of the Town of New Glasgow. An early name for the area was Smelt Brook. The Town name was eventually changed to Trenton after Trenton, New Jersey, by Harvey Graham in 1882. Trenton was incorporated as a town in 1911.
East River of Pictou
The East River of Pictou is a major rivers flowing through Pictou County, featuring remarkable historic, ecological, and recreational value. Towns and communities located along the East River include Sunny Brae, Stellarton, New Glasgow, Trenton, Abercrombie, and Pictou Landing and a few others. It is well known for fishing, especially for sea-run trout such as brook, brown, and sea trout, but also striped bass, smallmouth bass, and white perch.
Bore Hole Brook
Bore Hole Brook is a small fresh water tributary that starts along the west side of the community of Abercrombie and flows east into the East River.
Rear Brook
Rear Brook is a small fresh water tributary that begins on the west side of the community of Abercrombie, in a landscape shaped by mixed forest, rural settlement, and the legacy of Pictou County’s early industrial development. From its headwaters, the brook flows eastward into the East River, one of the county’s major waterways and the river that anchors the towns of New Glasgow, Stellarton, and Trenton. Its course is modest in length, but like many small tributaries in the region, it plays a role in local drainage, wildlife habitat, and the overall health of the East River watershed.
Abercrombie
Abercrombie is a rural community about 2630 hectares in size, located east of the communities of Granton and Mount William, and north of the Town of New Glasgow, with the East River flowing along to the east, and the Middle River of Pictou flowing along the north west part of the community. It was named after General James Abercrombie, a British General with the 42nd or the first battalion of Royal Highlanders.