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Pictou, Antigonish and Guysborough
Pictou, Antigonish and Guysborough Counties

© Canada Post Corporation, 1997. Reproduced with permission.
Each summer, the Town of Antigonish hosts the Highland Games.

© Canada Post Corporation, 1933. Reproduced with permission.
In 1833, the Royal William, built in 1831 in Cape Blanc, Quebec, was the first ocean-going steamship to cross the Atlantic from Pictou, Nova Scotia to Gravesend, England.

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In 1773, 200 Scottish settlers arrived in Pictou on the ship Hector.
Today, the Hector Heritage Quay in Pictou marks the journey.

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Dr. Rev. Moses M. Coady (1882-1959) was the founder of the Antigonish Movement which promoted co-operative development and continuing learning in rural communities.