Smelt Brook is a small fresh watercourse feeding into the East River system, part of the broader watershed that shapes the industrial and residential landscape of Trenton. The name also reflects the early settlement era, as the area was known by this brook rather than the later industrial name of Trenton. In 1882, Harvey Graham renamed the settlement, after Trenton, New Jersey, envisioning it as a manufacturing hub.
This Pictou County Place Names Map, is a really basic thematic map that includes Pictou County Place Names without the typical geographical information like transportation, hydrology and topography. More of a simple map showing relative locations of communities and how they relate with surrounding ones.
Historic road maps are civic artifacts that records how people move, where services cluster, and which places are connected or isolated. Treat it as both a planning tool and a cultural document, one that helps you choose a route, tell a story, and support the communities you pass through. The digital scan is of a 1974 Nova Scotia road map is more than lines and numbers; it is a travel poem written in a network of roads and coastline.
The Snowmobilers Association of Nova Scotia (SANS) Interactive Trails Map is an online mapping application that helps people discover the association’s trail network. Hosted on the SANS mapping portal and designed to be accessible from desktop and / or mobile browsers. The map aggregates data maintained by SANS and its regional clubs so riders can see where trails are open, groomed, or closed.
1981 Pictou County Street Maps for the Five Towns is a richly detailed artifact that blends Pictou County Geography with local pride and promotional flair. The map was available free throughout the area during the late eighties thanks to the advertising campaigns featured around the map. It includes inset street maps of the five towns: Pictou, Westville, Stellarton, New Glasgow, and Trenton.
This map reflects a transitional moment in Pictou County’s development, when print maps were still essential tools for navigation, and local businesses used them to reach residents and tourists alike. It offers insights into urban growth, transportation patterns, and the branding of community identity during the late 1980s. Find out how to get a copy of this map.
This 1988 vintage map is a richly detailed artifact that blends Pictou County Geography with local pride and promotional flair. The map was available free throughout the area during the late eighties thanks to the advertising campaigns featured around the map. It includes inset street maps of the five towns: Pictou, Westville, Stellarton, New Glasgow, and Trenton.
This map reflects a transitional moment in Pictou County’s development, when print maps were still essential tools for navigation, and local businesses used them to reach residents and tourists alike. It offers insights into urban growth, transportation patterns, and the branding of community identity during the late 1980s. Find out how to get a copy of this map.
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 Town of Trenton has always been known as an industrial center and is located along the east side of the East River, north of the Town of New Glasgow. An early name for the area was Smelt Brook. The Town name was eventually changed to Trenton after Trenton, New Jersey, by Harvey Graham in 1882. Trenton was incorporated as a town in 1911.