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HISTORY OF PICTOU COUNTY
MCCULLOCH HOUSE MUSEUM AND GENEALOGY CENTRE: REGISTERED NATIONAL HISTORICAL SITE AND DEPOSITORY FOR ARCHIVAL MATERIAL FOR NORTHERN NOVA SCOTIA
MUSEUM OF INDUSTRY: EXPLORE ATLANTIC CANADA’S LARGEST MUSEUM TO DISCOVER THE PEOPLE, PLACES AND MACHINES OF NOVA SCOTIA’S INDUSTRIAL PAST
HECTOR HERITAGE QUAY: EXPLORE THE REPLICA SHIP HECTOR AND NEIGHBOURING FISHERIES MUSEUM
AFRICENTRIC PARK DISPLAY PANEL: THE AFRICENTRIC PARK, LOCATED ON VALE ROAD, OPENED IN 2000 AND BEARS THE INSCRIPTION ”TO OUR CHILDREN” AND WAS CREATED TO COMMEMORATE THE PAST, FOCUS ON THE PRESENT AND PROVIDE A FOUNDATION FOR THE CULTURAL FUTURE OF NOVA SCOTIANS OF AFRICAN DESCENT
THIS PAINTING BY MI’KMAQ ARTIST LEONARD PAUL, DEPICTING WHAT HE ENVISIONED A’SE-K (MI’KMAQ FOR BOAT HARBOUR) LOOKED LIKE CENTURIES AGO BASED ON STORIES PASSED THROUGH GENERATIONS. THE PAINTING IS DISPLAYED IN THE PICTOU LANDING FIRST NATION ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.
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