Pictou is a town in Pictou County, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Located on the north shore of Pictou Harbour, the town is approximately 10 km north of the larger town of New Glasgow.
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Intercolonial Railway cars dockside in Pictou, c. 1912
Aerial view of Pictou, 1924
The former train station in Pictou
Pictou County is a county in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was established in 1835, and was formerly a part of Halifax County from 1759 to 1835. It had a population of 43,657 people in 2021,
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…Pictou ( PIK-toh; Canadian Gaelic: Baile Phiogto; Mi'kmaq: Piktuk) is a town in Pictou County, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Located on the north shore of Pictou Harbour, the town is approximately 10 km (6 miles) north of the larger…
Hector Pioneer by renowned sculptor John Wilson, Pictou, Nova Scotia
Ship Hector replica floating in Pictou Harbour
The former Pictou County pulp mill employed roughly 300 employees directly, with hundreds more indirect jobs in related industries.
The Nova Scotia Museum of Industry