Battery Lakes
Battery Lakes are a group of small lakes located in the community of Sunny Brae.
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Beaver Brook
Beaver Brook is a common name, and there are two brooks in Pictou County with that name. One is located Barneys River Station and flows into Barneys River. The other originates in Beaver Lake and flows south into West River St. Marys,
Beaver Lake
Beaver Lake is a common name, and there are two lakes in Pictou County with that name, and there are actually over a dozen lakes in Canada with this name. One of the Beaver Lakes is located west of Hunters lake and flows into the East River. The other is located south east of McKinnon Lake, this one flows south eventually into West River St. Marys,
Low Moor
Low Moor is an early settlement area in Pictou County, the name is no longer used but you can find it on many older historic maps. It was located north of Beaver Lake along the Sunny Brae Eden Road in-between the communities of Kerrowgare and Eden Lake. The name was descriptive, with “moor” meaning a tract of wasteland or unenclosed land.
1878 Pictou County Map
In this 1878 Pictou County map, you can see that the county was once divided into 3 regions: Pictou (western portion), Egerton (central region), and Maxwelton (eastern portion).
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