The community of Lyons Brook is located on the west side of the mouth of the West River of Pictou. It was named after Reverend James Lyon, a Philadelphia emigrant who arrived in 1767. In 1903, by act of the Provincial Legislature, this name was officially given to an area previously known as “Logans Tannery”, “Scotch Hill West River Road” and “Lyons Brook.”
Patterson Point is located on the west bank of the West River in the community of Lyons Brook.
Gavin Islet is a small island located in the West River just off the shores of the community of Lyons Brook.
Lyons Brook is a small tributary that starts flowing north of Hardwood Hill and south of Scotch Hill, and flows east through the community of Lyons Brook, and then empties into the West River.
The community of Scotch Hill is located west of Browns Point. The place was also once known as Scots Hill and was probably so named because a number of the first settlers were Scottish. Scotch Hill is also the name of the elevated plateau in the area.
Mineral Resource Land Use Map 011E10 for New Glasgow Area. Find out how to download or view this map online …
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Crown Land Grant Map 086 provides a historic cartographic representation of what the parcel fabric originally looked like when the land in this region was first granted to settlers. It contains communities in the Western areas of Pictou County around Dalhousie, Millsville, West Branch, River John, Meadowville, Caribou Island, Durham, Lyons Brook, Granton, and the Town of Pictou.
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