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LAHAVE (L.)—Founded by De Razilly in 1636.
French" La Have," i e., "The Harbor." "Fond du port de la Have," i. e., "Head of the Harbor." Again, the word "Heve" seems to have a local meaning, as the following would go to show. Littre says: "Heve," a name in lower Normandy for cliffs hollowed out below where fishermen search for crabs.
The Indian name for LaHave River was "Pijenoorskak," meaning "having long joints."
This river is known as the "Rhine of Nova Scotia." The name being suggested by its beauty and the fact of its settlement by people of German descent.
LAHAVE ISLAND (L)—Granted in the year 1785, and settled by Joseph Pernette, Henry Volger, Matthew Park, Joseph Whitford and Baker.
LAHAVE LAKE (L.)—A lake on the LaHave River (see). The Indians knew it as "Sooleawagitk," meaning "Silver lies in the water."
LAKE AINSLIE (I.)—Named in honor of Lieutenant-Governor Ainsley, (1816-1820). He was Lieutenant-Governor of Cape Breton Island.
Ainsley Township, one of the four subdivisions of the northwestern part of Cape Breton Island, was formed in 1828.
Previous to 1816 the lake was known as Marguerite, which gives the name to the beautiful river which flows from it.
LAKEDALE (G.)—Formerly known as Grant's Lake, changed by an Act of Parliament in the year 1894 to its present name.
LAKE EGMONT (H.)—No doubt named in honor of the Earl of Egmont, who received a very large grant of land at Shubenacadie in 1769. (See Egmont.)
LAKELAND—The district between Windsor and Halifax which was known to the Indians as "Enskoomadedetic," meaning a place where conversation can be carried on at a long range, both being hidden.
LAKE LAWSON (L.)—The lake was named "Lawson," in honor of Thomas Lawson by Captain Ross, in gratitude for what Lawson had done to assist Ross and some others of the first
