Pictou Landing is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County. It is situated on the south shore of Pictou Harbour across from the town of Pictou. Its name is probably derived from the fact that it is the landing place for ferries crossing the harbour. An earlier name for the area was Fishers Grant after a grant of land mad…Pictou Landing is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County. It is situated on the south shore of Pictou Harbour across from the town of Pictou. Its name is probably derived from the fact that it is the landing place for ferries crossing the harbour. An earlier name for the area was Fishers Grant after a grant of land made to John Fisher in 1765. The only populated reserve of the Pictou Landing First Nation is named Fisher's Grant 24 and is located 3 km north-east of Pictou Landing.
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