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"Amid the waters of the Northumberland Strait lies a jewel called Pictou Island."
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Pictou Island Location
Northumberland Strait
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West End rocks
West End, Pictou Island
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Pictou Island rests on red sandstone of the Permian Age.
Pictou Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Pictou Island has a rock base exposed by the action of the water around the coast line.
East End, Pictou Island
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The West End Lighthouse is surrounded by red boulder clay.
West End, Pictou Island
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Frederick DesBarres
November 22, 1721- October 27, 1824
Pictou Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Joseph Howe December 13, 1804 - June 1, 1873
Pictou Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
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West End, Pictou Island
West End, Pictou Island
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Admiral Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane (1785-1832)
1785-1832
Pictou Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
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About 1819, the first Scots arrived on the Island.
Pictou Island, Nova Scotia, Canada