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MacLeods Meadow

MacLeods Meadow

MacLeods Meadow is a small distinctive low-lying open grassland landscape located east of Big Meadow, spanning across the rolling uplands of the communities of Meadowville, Heathbell, and Scotsburn. The area is characterized by mixed forest, cleared farmland, and small watercourses. Meadows like this one were historically important for grazing livestock, hay production, and as open clearings within otherwise wooded terrain.

Lyons Brook - Pictou County

Lyons Brook

The community of Lyons Brook is located on the west side of the mouth of the West River of Pictou. It was named after Reverend James Lyon, a Philadelphia emigrant who arrived in 1767on the ship Hope. In 1903, by act of the Provincial Legislature, this name was officially given to an area previously known as “Logans Tannery”, “Scotch Hill West River Road” and “Lyons Brook.”