New Glasgow in Pictou County, Nova Scotia — The Atlantic Provinces (North America)

The First Church

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 19, 2019

1. The First Church Marker

Inscription. The First Church in East Pictou was built on this site in 1787. Made of logs, it served the Lower Settlement East River Presbyterian Congregation for 16 years until 1803. From this beginning other Congregations developed in the East Pictou rural and urban communities.

Erected 1987 by Pictou County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1787.

Location. 45° 34.768′ N, 62° 39.333′ W. Marker is in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, in Pictou County. It is on Stellarton Road (Nova Scotia Route 374) one kilometer south of Duff Street, on the left when traveling south. Marker is mounted at waist-level on the right side of the cemetery entrance gate. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 564 Stellarton Road, New Glasgow NS B2H 1M7, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Nova Scotia’s Sunrise Trail.

It is also in the Maritimes

and in Atlantic Canada.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

and Acadia.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Memorial to the Ship Building Industry (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Captain George R. McKenzie (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); New Glasgow (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Industrial Centre Lofts (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); The General Mining Association (GMA) (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); George Frederick Cameron (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); New Glasgow Town Bell (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); New Glasgow Heritage (approx. 1.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Glasgow.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Rev. James Drummond MacGregor, D.D.

Also see . . . First Churches and Preachers of the Gospel in Pictou Co. The churches were approximately 40 feet long and 25 feet wide, one on the West River at Loch Broom near the head of the harbour and the other

The First Church Marker • <i>wide view<br>(marker is mounted on right side of gate)</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 19, 2019

2. The First Church Marker • wide view
(marker is mounted on right side of gate)

on the East River, near the site of the Duff Cemetery, between Stellarton and New Glasgow. The seats were logs with the upper surface hewn flat supported on blocks. An upper story or gallery where the younger members of the congregation sat, had similar seats and was reached by a ladder. Service was held in each church on alternating Sabbaths. Dr. MacGregor preached two sermons - one in Gaelic and one in English. (Submitted on January 21, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Duff Pioneer Cemetery Entrance<br>(<i>marker visible in foreground</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 19, 2019

3. Duff Pioneer Cemetery Entrance
(marker visible in foreground)

Duff Cemetery Restoration Plaque<br>(<i>mounted on left side of gate</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 19, 2019

4. Duff Cemetery Restoration Plaque
(mounted on left side of gate)

In appreciation of generous support of the Duff Cemetery restoration by Florence Cooke, Springville, and by Ernest Turner, Bridgeville.

Duff Pioneer Cemetery sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 19, 2019

5. Duff Pioneer Cemetery sign

Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 496 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 21, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.