This map titled “Plan of Pictou Town About 1793”, depicts the Pictou Waterfront about 20 years after the landing of the Hector. Pictou Waterfront Map 1provides a glimpse of an early layout of the Pictou Waterfront, with details including the high water mark, property boundaries, water lots, property owners’ names, and a wharf. It identifies several landowners, including Samuel Copeland, John Patterson, John Dawson, Robert Pagan, and several others.
A History of the County of Pictou was written by Rev. George Patterson and originally published in 1877. It provides a details of early settlement and history with over 300 pages, including an index of subjects and prominent people from that era. As one of the earliest comprehensive histories of the region, it preserves many historic details that may have otherwise been lost. This is a great free resource for people from Pictou County. or anyone interested in the history of Pictou County.
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