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Pictou County Properties
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Town of Pictou
The Town of Pictou, located on the beautiful Northumberland Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, is renowned as the "Birthplace of New Scotland" as it was here that the first wave of Scottish immigrants landed in 1773. Here you can explore the world class Hector Heritage Quay and board the full-sized Ship Hector replica. Pictou is the best place to experience old-world charm and culture and present-day hospitality
It is about 15km north of
New Glasgow.
Once an active shipping port and the shire town of the county, today
Pictou is primarily a local service centre for surrounding rural
communities as well as being the primary tourist destination in this
region of Nova Scotia.
Its port was the receiving point for many Scottish immigrants moving to
a new home in northern Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island following the
Highland Clearances of the late 1700s and early 1800s. Consequently, the
town's slogan is "The Birthplace of New Scotland"; the first wave of
immigrants is acknowledged to have arrived on September 15, 1773, on the
Hector.
During the latter part of the 1800s, Pictou's industrial sector gained
strength. The Intercolonial Railway was built to the town on a spur from
the Stellarton-Oxford Junction "Short Line". Shipbuilding increased
through the 1800s, particularly with the increase in coal being shipped
from Pictou Landing, Abercrombie and the East River of Pictou. A
shipyard has been continuously established in the town since this
period. The port's activity increased after the nearby Scott Maritimes
pulp mill opened in Abercrombie in 1965. CN Rail abandoned its service
to the town in the late 1980s but other transportation - including
Highway 106 (the Trans-Canada Highway) - opened in the 1970s to provide
alternatives.
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