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Table of Contents
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Although A Geography and History of the County of Digby does not have an index,
the Table of Contents is a guide to the researcher.
The Chapter summaries give
an indication of the scope of Isaiah's History.
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| INTRODUCTION |
ix-xv |
CHAPTER I
General Description of Nova Scotia - Ancient County of Annapolis
-- Digby included in its limits -- Boundaries of latter County--
Geography -- National History -- Climate
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1-14 |
CHAPTER II
Earliest Historical References and Descriptions -- French
Explorations
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15-20 |
CHAPTER III
Aborigines and their Footprints -- Acadians and their Entrance
within the County -- Notes and Relics of Ancient Settlements
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21-33 |
CHAPTER IV
Earliest Land Grants in the County -- Primary English Settlers --
Inducements to emigrate thither -- Locations and Sufferings --
Grants to Acadians
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34-43 |
CHAPTER V
Loyalist choose Conway as their Home -- Their Locations, Conditions
and First Experiences
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44-51 |
CHAPTER VI
Mode of Allotting Lands to the Loyalists -- Progress of the Settlements
--Miscellaneous
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52-63 |
CHAPTER VII
Township and other Grants -- Discontent concerning the Allotment
of lands -- Further Arrivals -- Early Notes and Improvements
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64-86 |
CHAPTER VIII
Public Worship -- Earliest Clergymen -- Churches erected
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87-91 |
CHAPTER IX
First Educational Efforts
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92-96 |
CHAPTER X
Clare formed a Township -- Hillsburgh included with Clements
-- New Settlements
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97-103 |
CHAPTER XI
Commercial Progress -- Fisheries -- Religious Changes
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104-106 |
CHAPTER XII
Court of Sessions established at Digby -- Improvements
in Highways -- Grant of Confirmation Issued -- Confidence
Restored -- Dissenters becoming Numerous and Influential --
Efforts to retard their Progress -- Miscellaneous Notes
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107-119 |
CHAPTER XIII
War of 1812-14 -- Its Effects on the County -- Militia and
Defences
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120-130 |
CHAPTER XIV
Further Land Grants -- The Interior Settled -- Clare devastated
by Fire -- Emmigration to Upper Canada -- French locate at
Marshalltown, Gilbert Cove and elsewhere
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131-155 |
CHAPTER XV
Visit of Governor Sir James Kempt to Digby -- Steam
Communication with Annapolis and St. John, N.B. -- Loss
of Packet Caroline -- Digby County Established
-- Hillsburgh and Weymouth Townships Defined
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156-172 |
CHAPTER XVI
Political Notes -- Clare accorded a Member in the House of
Assembly -- Appearance of "Potato Blight" -- Court of Sessions
raised in Clare - Education Encouraged
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173-178 |
CHAPTER XVII
Masonic and other Benevolent Institutions -- Temperance Organizations
and their Results -- Miscellaneous Notes
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179-242 |
CHAPTER XVIII
Ecclesiastical History, Continued -- Visit of Governor
Falkland -- Schools and General Literacy Advancement -- Sequel
of Introduction of New Education Act -- Centennial Celebration
in Clare
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243-264 |
CHAPTER XIX
Additional Political Notes -- Confederation -- Shipping
and Commerce
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265-276 |
CHAPTER XX
Farming and Agricultural Societies -- Judicial History
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277-284 |
CHAPTER XXI
Sporting and other Amusements
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285-286 |
CHAPTER XXII
Western Counties' Railway
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287-292 |
CHAPTER XXIII
Nova Scotia Electric Telegraph and its success -- Domestic
Steamers and Telephone Lines
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293-295 |
CHAPTER XXIV
Biographies of General Conway and Admiral Digby -- Sketches
of Prominent Early Settlers
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296-379 |
CHAPTER XXV
Miscellaneous Notes -- Valuable Documents -- Our Future --
How to make it Prosperous -- Results of such Efforts --
Conclusion
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380-382 |
APPENDICES
Copies of Valuable Documents -- Roll of Clergy, Government
Officers and Parliamentary Representatives -- Municipal and
Town Councils -- Census Statistics
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383-471 |
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