"Whitney Pier." It is part and a suburb of the City of Sydney. It was named after an Americal gentleman, Mr. Henry M. Whitney, who was the founder and the first President of the Dominion Coal Company, formed in the year 1893.
WHYCOCOMAGH (V.)—This is an Indian name meaning "the head of the water," or "end of the bay." The Indian spelling of the word is "Wakogumaak." Although this meaning given appears in several places, Dr. Rand in his Dictionary gives the meaning as "beside the sea" or "beside the flowing wave tops." It was first settled in the year 1821 by John McKinnon from Scotland.
WHYCOCOMAGH PORTAGE (V.)—This name is given to the strip of land where the Indians portaged or carried their canoes from the waters of the Great Bras d'Or Lakes to Whycocomagh Bay or vice versa.
WILBURN (I.)—The place formerly known as South Whycocomagh, was changed to Wilburn by an Act of Parliament in the year 1901.
WILDCAT (Q.)—A place near Liverpool which the Indians named "Kwebejook." The Indian word for wildcat is "Utkowceh."
WILE SETTLEMENT (Hts.)—This place was settled about 1858 by the following families, who came from Kings and Lunenburg Counties: James Boyde, Abraham Zwicker, Charles and Israel Wile. From the last two comes the name.
WILEVILLE, WILE LAKE (L.)—Called after an early German settler named Wile. The lake is sometimes known as "Oakhill Lake."
WILLIAMSDALE (C.)—In the year 1867, by an Act of Parliament, the old name of the place, "East Branch River" was discarded and the present name adopted.
WILMOT (A.)—One of the four Townships of Annapolis County, was formed in the year 1764, and named after Montague Wilmot, who was appointed Lt.-Governor of Nova Scotia in 1763 and Governor in 1764. It was settled about four years after the arrival of the vessel "Charming Molly" with the first emigrants for Annapolis from New England.
WINDHAM HILL (C.)—Settled early in the nineteenth century by a colored family named Rodgers. It was named by a Mr. John Bragg, a J. P. in honor of General Windham.
