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

Rev. James Drummond MacGregor, D.D.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 19, 2019

1. Rev. James Drummond MacGregor, D.D. Marker

Inscription. In grateful memory of
The Rev James Drummond
MacGregor, D.D.
Born at Comrie,
Perthshire, Scotland, 1759.
Died at East River, Pictou, 1830.
Pioneer Minister of the Gospel
in Eastern Nova Scotia,
where he labored with
Apostolic zeal for 43 years.
Preacher, Poet, Educationist.
Honoured as a man of rare
courage and abundant labours.

Erected by The Nova Scotia Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1759.

Location. 45° 35.223′ N, 62° 38.591′ W. Marker is in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, in Pictou County. It is on MacLean Street just east of James Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is mounted at eye-level on the left side of the sanctuary entrance, at the southwest corner of the First Presbyterian Church, facing south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 208 MacLean Street, New Glasgow NS B2H 4M9, 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,

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it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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: New Glasgow D-Day Memorial (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Laurie Peace Park (about 90 meters away); New Glasgow Town Bell (about 90 meters away); Industrial Centre Lofts (about 120 meters away); New Glasgow Heritage (about 120 meters away); Glasgow Scotland (about 150 meters away); Viola Desmond (about 150 meters away); Stone Lion, c. 1902 (about 180 meters 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.

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1. James Drummond MacGregor. Arriving at Pictou, he found settlers who had lived there for up to 20 years with no religious services except occasional visits from itinerants of various denominations. His scattered parishioners were

Rev. James Drummond MacGregor Marker • <i>wide view<br>(marker visible just left of entrance)</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 19, 2019

2. Rev. James Drummond MacGregor Marker • wide view
(marker visible just left of entrance)

mostly Highlanders raised in the Church of Scotland and in time they became irrevocably bound to MacGregor. The surviving remains of MacGregor’s autobiography and writings, have made him renowned for undergoing hardships of Herculean proportions on the Nova Scotian frontier – the physical hazards and deprivations of his journeyings and the “almost superhuman exertions” of his pastoral labours. (Submitted on January 21, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Pictou County. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on June 10, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

First Presbyterian Church (1912)<br>(<i>southeast corner view</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 19, 2019

3. First Presbyterian Church (1912)
(southeast corner view)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 476 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 21, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.