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Archival description
Item · 1788
Map shows Truro Township along the Salmon River, including the first main roads of the Town. Includes grantee lots and owner names with inset of Birch Island in Upper Village. 93.40.1a
Plan of Masstown Marsh, 1863
Item · 1863
Original map showing Masstown Marsh including roads, waterways and granted lots with grantee names and acreages.Coloured: green indicates upland and islands, yellow indicates drains, creeks and ponds, brown indicates roads, red indicates dykes.Made by Thos. Miller, Surveyor, on July 25, 1863. Copy made for made for James Campbell by A. W. McLelan on September 12, 1863. 92.358.28
Item · 1784
Original hand drawn map of land grants and grantee names in part of Londonderry Township, Colchester County, NS. Includes surnames McLellan, Spencer, Denney, Dill, McLean, Skinner, and Reagh. Shows waterways and roads (unlabelled). 92.358.13
Item · 1868
Topographic map of East Folly Mountain area showing Wallace River, East Branch River, Pines Brook, Totten Brook, divided lots with owner names including Fleming, McLain, Slack, Forsyth, Patten, Crowell, Barnhill, Archibald, Duncan, McNutt and Faulkner. Drawn November 1868 by unknown person. 92.246.1
Collection · 1903
Architectural drawings for residence at 38 Dominion Street, Truro, NS.Built in 1903, this 2.5 story wood frame structure was designed by E. D. Vernon. It is an excellent example of the Queen Anne Style with many classical details including bays, gables, fluted Corinthian columns, Palladian windows, and dentils. It was built by Frank Stanfield Sr. for his bride beside the original family property #44. 87.2.2 to 87.2.9
Item · after 1758
Hand drawn map showing the City and Harbour of Louisburg (after 1758), including buildings, raods, coastline, fortifications, troop details, inset of City and Gabarus Bay. Unknown creator and date. 87.12(i)
Item · 1866
Map of downtown Truro showing intersection of Prince and Outram Streets with proposed subdivision of Dr. John Waddell property lying between Prince Street and the Pictou Railway line. Includes lots with measurements and some businesses. Surveyed by Isaac N. Archibald, P. D. Surveyor, County of Colchester, March 29, 1866. 2019.9.1
Truro Street Map, 1900
Item · [1900]
Original hand drawn map of downtown Truro, 1900.Shows Salmon River and named streets only. 2019.7.2
Item · 1900
Original hand drawn map of downtown Truro, 1900, labelled with red dots to indicate present location of arc street lights - 48 in all. Red circles indicate I.C.R. (Intercolonial Railway) lights. Shows Salmon River and part of the railway through Truro. 2019.7.1
Item · 1884
1 original hand drawn map showing new proposed road as continuation of Gunn's Road, connecting from West Branch Road to River John Road and the properties it will cross (McKay, Munroe, McBain and Langille's). Surveyed by Gilbert Sutherland Feb. 11, 1884.Confirmed - May Session, 1884. Recorded in Road Bank pgs 476-9. 2019.45.1