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PIHS · Historical Atlas

Pictou Island Through Time

Explore the original 1879 atlas and 1953 topographic maps, then follow their names and features into the Island’s histories.

Browse all 19 landmarks ↓

1879

Meacham · Pictou County Atlas

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Facsimile · displayed without geographic alignment. No landmark coordinates are inferred from the old illustration.

Island detail from the original Section 19 sheet. Printed names and divisions are map evidence, not proof of title, modern property boundaries or complete forest clearance.

J. H. Meacham & Co. · Illustrated Historical Atlas of Pictou County · Section 19, pp. 72–73 · PIHS supplied scan

Source reference ↗
1834 archival reference

Read the maps with care

These maps were made for different purposes. A printed line is not proof of a current property boundary, a public route or historical land cover. No present-day satellite forest is shown beneath the historical maps.

Factory Road is the current name. North Shore Road is documented on the MacCallum map; New Factory Road is attributed to Ron MacDonald’s recollection. Their sequence is unresolved. Campbell Lane’s exact historic alignment and access status remain uncertain. Josh & Julia Way is modern and private. The Lobster Island is an exhibit title, not a recovered place-name.

Explore the 19 landmarks

These links open the established PIHS place histories, with their People and source relationships. They span different periods; inclusion here does not mean a feature existed on every map. Legacy illustration positions have not been transferred to archival maps.

19 of 19 landmarks

  1. West End Lighthouse

    Existing PIHS place history; no new surveyed position asserted.

  2. Southside Lighthouse

    Existing PIHS place history; no new surveyed position asserted.

  3. Pioneer Cemetery

    Existing PIHS place history; no new surveyed position asserted.

  4. School / Community Centre

    Existing PIHS place history; no new surveyed position asserted.

  5. The Hall

    Existing PIHS place history; no new surveyed position asserted.

  6. East End Lighthouse

    Existing PIHS place history; no new surveyed position asserted.

  7. Pictou Island Wharf

    Existing PIHS place history; no new surveyed position asserted.

  8. Sutherland Memorial Church

    Existing PIHS place history; no new surveyed position asserted.

  9. Church Cemetery

    Existing PIHS place history; no new surveyed position asserted.

  10. John MacCallum Park

    Existing PIHS place history; no new surveyed position asserted.

  11. John Dans Cove

    Current feature; Lobster Factory Cove is the historical name associated here through Ron MacDonald’s local identification.

  12. New Factory Cove

    Historical/local cove identity; keep separate from John Dans Cove and individual factory sites.

  13. Roger Point

    Current feature; precise position of the original 1921 cable landing remains unconfirmed.

  14. East End Fish Shanties

    Existing PIHS place history; no new surveyed position asserted.

  15. West End Cannery

    Historical locality; exact operator footprints remain unresolved.

  16. East End Cannery

    Approximate historic shore area; distinct from the surviving fish shanties.

  17. Asadalia Reef

    Approximate locality from local fishermen’s knowledge; no surveyed boundary.

  18. East End Reef

    Possible historical Seal Rock correspondence; primary confirmation remains open.

  19. East End Breakwater

    Existing PIHS place history; no new surveyed position asserted.