Quarry Island
Quarry Island, is a small island located in Merigomish harbour within the community of Woodburn.
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Woodburn Station
Woodburn Station, is a rural area located between Woodburn and Frasers Mountain along the Glenfalloch Road. It was once a stop along the rail line between New Glasgow and Antigonish.
Frasers Mountain
Frasers Mountain is a rural community located north east of New Glasgow. Settlers Archibald McKay and Donald Cameron settled here about 1801. A lot was granted to Isaac Wharing in 1789.
Woodburn
Woodburn, is a rural community located south of Kings Head along the west end of Merigomish Harbour. It was originally known as the Pine Tree Gut but later renamed Woodburn after John Wood, who received a grant of land here in 1810, combined with the Scottish word, “burn” means a rivulet or brook. The community name was also once spelled Woodbourne, which you can notice on the original Land Grant map for the area. Learn about some of the history of the community and how to download maps of Woodburn.