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The Historical Map

Explore Pictou Island’s nineteen numbered landmarks. This illustrated heritage map brings places and their histories together; it is a modern interpretation, not a surveyed historical map.

Pictou Island Historic Map

Pictou Island Historic MapClick a number or landmark to discover its story. Use the Menu for exhibits, families and photographs.1. West End Lighthouse — read the PIHS place article2. Southside Lighthouse — read the PIHS place article3. Pioneer Cemetery — read the PIHS place article4. School / Community Centre — read the PIHS place article5. The Hall — read the PIHS place article6. East End Lighthouse — read the PIHS place article7. Pictou Island Wharf — read the PIHS place article8. Sutherland Memorial Church — read the PIHS place article9. Church Cemetery — read the PIHS place article10. John MacCallum Park — read the PIHS place article11. John Dans Cove — Historic Lobster Factory Cove, recorded by A. H. MacKay in 1891 and identified here by Ron MacDonald12. New Factory Cove — New Factory Cove, reached by New Factory Road in Ron MacDonald’s recollection; locality identified at marker 12 by Dana Morin13. Roger Point — A historic boat landing and the Island end of the later documented submarine-cable corridor to Widow Point. The cable symbol marks the approximate locality; the precise landing of the original 1921 cable remains unconfirmed.14. East End Fish Shanties — A surviving working-shore landscape where seasonal fishermen stayed and boats, traps and fishing gear were handled. The East End was associated with lobster-factory activity by the 1890s, and fish shanties documented from the mid-twentieth century remain on the shoreline and continue in use today.15. West End Cannery — read the PIHS place article16. East End Cannery — Lobster-factory activity is documented at the East End by the 1890s. Historical research suggests approximate shore locations, but exact building footprints remain uncertain. The cannery history is distinct from the surviving fish shanties, which remain in use.17. Asadalia Reef — A locally known reef southwest of the East End breakwater, visible from shore and remembered by Island fishermen as the site of a shipwreck. Boats keep clear, especially at low tide. The map marks the approximate locality.18. East End Reef — A nearshore reef at the northern end of the Island. A place-name atlas supports its identification with historical Seal Rock, but that correspondence remains unconfirmed by primary evidence. The map shows an approximate locality.19. East End Breakwater — The East End Breakwater sheltered the working shore and harbour. Its documented twentieth-century presence belongs to the changing East End waterfront, separate from the cannery and fish shanties.North, east, south and west — approximate on this illustrated mapNESWJohn Dans CoveHistoric Lobster Factory CoveNew Factory CoveSouthside LighthousePioneer CemeterySchool / Community CentreSutherland Memorial ChurchThe HallEast End LighthouseChurch CemeteryJohn MacCallum ParkHerring CoveFactory Road is the current name. North Shore Road is a map label reproduced by Kenneth MacCallum; New Factory Road is Ron MacDonald’s recollection. Their dates and sequence remain unresolved.Factory RoadWest End LighthousePictou Island WharfPictou Island RoadEast End Fish Shanties remain in use; their marker indicates the shoreline area, not an individual building. Lobster Factory Cove is the historical name associated with John Dans Cove. Factory Road is a separate road feature. Campbell Lane lies east of the church, behind the schoolhouse. Its dotted route is approximate and does not indicate public access.West End CanneryCampbell LaneJohn Dan’s Way · route to the coveWharf RoadRoger PointSubmarine cable landingEast End CanneryHistoric areaAsadalia ReefBreakwaterEast End Fish ShantiesStill in useA secondary place-name atlas supports the Seal Rock / East End Reef correspondence; primary confirmation remains open. This is an approximate locality, not a surveyed boundary.East End ReefPossible Seal Rock

Browse the map as a list

  1. West End Lighthouse
  2. Southside Lighthouse
  3. Pioneer Cemetery
  4. School / Community Centre
  5. The Hall
  6. East End Lighthouse
  7. Pictou Island Wharf
  8. Sutherland Memorial Church
  9. Church Cemetery
  10. John MacCallum Park
  11. John Dans Cove
  12. New Factory Cove
  13. Roger Point
  14. East End Fish Shanties
  15. West End Cannery
  16. East End Cannery
  17. Asadalia Reef
  18. East End Reef
  19. East End Breakwater