Basin and River Inhabitants Historical Society

Books which deal with the Lower River Inhabitants and Basin areas

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Captain David A. McLeod.  
Cape Breton Captain: Reminiscences from Fifty Years Afloat and Ashore. (Wreck Cove, NS: Breton Books) 1992.

Returning home to River Inhabitants from an ocean voyage, the Captain would take his ship UP THE RIVER as far as McLeod's Landing, which today is called Cleveland.  The bridge is still refered to as McLeod's Bridge.



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Arthur J. Stone. Journey Through a Cape Breton County: Pioneer Roads in Richmond County.(Sydney, NS: University College of Cape Breton Press) 1991.

After 20 years of research, Mr. Justice Stone presents hitherto unpublished accounts of Richmond County's history.  The first two chapters deal specifically with River Inhabitants:
                                  - McLeod's Bridge (today's Cleveland)
                                   -The Kempt Road (Route 4/ Sydney Post Road)


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Angus A. MacKenzie. The Irish in Cape Breton. (Wreck Cove, NS: Breton Books) 1999.

"Born in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, A.A. MacKenzie....he eventually landed, rather uneasily in academic life, and taught Canadian and Maritime Provinces history at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish until his retirement."

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​Mary Pat Cude. The Bargain. (Charlottetown, PEI: Ragweed ) 1999.

The novel is set in the River Inhabitants Basin area, principally in the port of Walkerville, leading up to the 1860s, the period of Canadian Confederation. The author is a Cape Bretoner and draws on her family history to tell a story.

"Mary Pat Cude has given us a window into the vibrant past of an aspect of Cape Breton Island not known to many people. It is a story of living history, not only of Island people but of what Confederation meant to Maritimers." - Claire Mowat


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  • ​    Stephanie Campbell. Peer into the Past: History and Oral Traditions of Richmond             County. (d'Escousse, Nova Scotia: Richmond County Literacy Network) 2004.

         With the help of Resarch Assistant Anne Marie Yorke, Campbell assembles                     information about Richmond County's history from several sources including                 interviews  with seniors.  The publication of the project coincided with Richmond          County's  125th anniversary in 2004.

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A.J.B. Johnston. Stories Shores: St. Peter's, Isle Madame and Chapel Island in the 17th and 18th Centuries. (Sydney, Nova Scotia: University College of Cape Breton) 2004.

"A.J.B. (John) Johnston is a Canadian historian with many publications that deal with the histories of Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Acadia and Nova Scotia. He is a historian with Parks Canada, based  in Halifax"  (from bookjacket notes of 2004)
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​Ted Rafuse. A Railway to the Isle: A History of the Railway Car Ferries in the Strait of Canso between Mulgrave, N.S. and Point Tupper, C.B.I.
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(Port Hope, Ontario: Steampower Publishing) 2005.
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  • History
    • A Brief History of River Inhabitants
    • Geological history
    • Baptisms 1849-1912
    • 1929 Tidal Wave
    • McLeod's Bridge
    • Coal Mining
    • Irish in River Inhabitants
  • Families
    • Baptisms 1849-1912
    • 1881 Census
    • The Proctors by Vida Morgan
    • Irish in River Inhabitants
  • Schools
    • History of Walter Fougere School
  • Churches
    • St. Patrick's Church
    • Baptisms 1849-1912
    • Presbyterian Church
    • Cleveland Church Chronology
    • 2006 Cleveland United Church programme
  • Livelihoods
    • Railroad
    • Coal Mining
  • Transport
    • Bridges
    • Railroad
  • Photo Gallery
  • Books
  • Contact Us