The East River of Pictou is one of the major rivers flowing through Pictou County, featuring remarkable historic, ecological, and recreational value. The river is main up of two branches, the main branch, and a smaller branch that is called the West Branch East River. The smaller branch of the two, the West Branch East River, originates from West Branch Lake in Trafalgar and flows north until it unites with the main river, in the community of Eureka.
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.
Archibald Brook is a small natural watercourse in the Pictou County that originates in the uplands around of the community of Glencoe. From its headwaters east of Little Lake, the brook flows north through wooded and agricultural landscapes, eventually emptying into the East River near the Bridgeville area.
Springville is a rural community located between Bridgeville and Churchville. Located along the East River, that was well known for its beautiful scenery, it was also know at the time for its abundant rich deposits of iron and lime.
Much like other parts of Pictou County, this area was settled mostly by immigrants from Scotland, seeking a better life as Scottish lairds abandoned most of their people following the battle of Culloden.
Elgin is a small rural community located west of Centredale near the headwaters of West Branch East River.
Centredale is a small rural community located south of Grants Lake and west of Bridgville in the East River Valley.
Bridgeville is a small rural community located along Route 348 in the East River Valley south-east of Grants Lake. It was probably named because of one of the principal bridges that crossed the East River was built here. Settlement in this area began about 1785.
The 1879 Springville Map is one of the several maps included in the 1879 Historical Atlas of Pictou County. It shows the basic topographic features of the community along with with prominent land owners and locations of buildings. The section 16 map also contains the communities of Bridgeville, Sunny Brae, and Blanchard Road.