New Lairg is a rural community located on the upper Middle River south of New Gairloch and west of Concord. The area was settled around 1802 by immigrants from Scotland. It is believed to be named after Lairg, a village in Sutherland (Scotland).
Concord is a rural community located along the Middle River of Pictou, east of New Lairg. The area was once referred to as Forks Middle River and Concord Mills. The name Concord was given bv McArthur in 1855. Tracts of land were granted to settlers here in 1813 …
History of Concord, written by William P. Grant in 1907 provides an overview of those that settled in the Concord Middle River areas.
Crown Land Grant Map 087 provides a cartographic representation of what the parcel fabric originally looked like when the land was first granted. It contains communities in the Western areas of Pictou County around Mount Thom, Salt Springs, Green Hill, Alma, Watervale, Millbrook, Hopewell, Landsdowne, Eureka, Churchville, and the Towns of New Glasgow, Stellarton, and Westville.
Find out how to download or view crown land grant map 087 online …