Saint Ann's in Victoria County, Nova Scotia — The Atlantic Provinces (North America)

Reverend Norman McLeod

1780 - 1866

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, July 6, 2014

1. Reverend Norman McLeod Marker

Inscription. English:
As clergyman, schoolmaster and magistrate, he moulded the character of this community for a generation. Born at Stoer Point, Assynt, Scotland, he emigrated to Pictou in 1817, led his band of Scots to St. Ann in 1820 and remained here until 1851, when he again led his followers first to Australia and finally to New Zealand.

Gaelic:
Threòraucg a a shkuagh ’s an àite so ’n a linn fhéin mar mhinistear, maighistir-sgoile, is fear-lagha. Rugadh e an Rudha Stòrr, an Asaint, an Alvainn. Thàinig e gu Pictou ’s a’bhliadhna 1817, is sheòl e le a chuideachd gu St. Ann an 1820, far an d’fhuirich iad gu ruige 1851, ’n uair a dh’ fhalbh iad an toiseach gu Australia, is mu dheireadh gu New Zealand.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1817.

Location. 46° 12.775′ N, 60° 36.305′ W. Marker is in Saint Ann's, Nova Scotia, in Victoria County. Marker can be reached from Cabot Trail close to Mackillop Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 51799 Cabot Trail, Saint Ann's NS B0C 1H0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 18 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Sainte-Anné (approx. 9.7 kilometers away); Bird Islands

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(approx. 9.8 kilometers away); Alexander Graham Bell (approx. 16.3 kilometers away); First Flight by a British Subject in the British Empire (approx. 16.3 kilometers away); The First Airplane Flight in Canada (approx. 16.3 kilometers away); Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Park (approx. 16.3 kilometers away); Women, the War Effort and Winning the Right to Vote (approx. 16.4 kilometers away); Canada's Hundred Days and Armistice 1918 (approx. 16.4 kilometers away).

More about this marker. This mark is located on the grounds of the Gaelic College of Celtic Arts and Crafts.

Also see . . . Norman McLeod (MacLeod) - Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Sincere, courageous, and totally committed to his cause, McLeod could not be described as open-minded in religious matters. He died as he had lived, lamenting the world’s madness. (Submitted on December 31, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, July 6, 2014

2. Reverend Norman McLeod Marker

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3. Reverend Norman McLeod

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 387 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 31, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.