Hello all Luella Marshall and her husband Bob took some time out this afternoon to investigate the streets of Digby to see if this mysterious stream exists today. The following is a quote she just sent to me: "Bob and I went to Digby this afternoon and this is what we found. Starting at 78-80 Mount Street there is a small swampy area or pond so that could have been the start of a small creek etc. and as this is the highest place it is where the water would have had to flowed from and down hill to the Joggins. We then drove to the various streets and along the way there was several indents that could have had water flowage in the past but no such creek, brook river exists today. Even with all the rain of this year the only wet spot was in the small swampy area on Mount Street. Luella" *********************************** The spot that Luella describes as being the swampy area today (at Mount Street) also looks like the place where the stream started in the 1871 map as well. I guess I'd better pursue getting in some land records (microfilms from FHC) to see if the G. ARMSTRONG property in 1871 (that appears to contain a river/stream/brook) was "described" as having a stream/river on it, and maybe if we get lucky, a name. *************************** I would publicly like to thank Luella and her husband Bob from taking time out from what is a busy schedule to help on this project. Luella is a great asset to the genealogical community. I would also like to thank all the folks that had their input on this subject. Jared Handspiker was a big help in getting me organized. Thanks to those who provided various maps of the area and many interesting suggestions. Interesting outcome. Richard Richard Hardwick (Researching direct lines in Nova Scotia and New England - HARDWICK, ARMSTRONG, BARTEAUX, SPURR, HENDERSON, BLACKMAR, MARSH) RiHardwick@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Hardwick To: NOVA-SCOTIA ; NS ednet list Cc: Admiral Digby Museum Genealogy Department ; Luella Marshall ; Jared (Jed) Handspiker ; Robert Dunfield ; CathyLee Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 3:31 AM Subject: River in Town of Digby - UPDATE Hello all After spending the better part of 3 days trying to describe/show/present the "mysterious" waterway we have been talking about, Jared Handspiker was able to develop a link of the area in question. Go to http://www.jedh.com/images/mystery_stream3.jpg The waterway that is most eastern is the "mystery stream." The one that runs between King Street and Queen Street. This stream has the same bearings as the stream in the 1881 AF Church map. Go to http://twelch.htohananet.com:80/DigbyTown.htm to see a portion of the 1881 AF Church map. This is the stream that was on my ARMSTRONG relatives' property back in 1881. It is very uncanny how the 2 rivers/brooks/streams match up almost identically. ************************ Now, from what I understand, that water way doesn't exist today in the south part of town of Digby? This map that is at the link (#1) is a "modern day" map, but we have no idea when the map was prepared. But if there is no waterway at that end of town today, I'm wondering why it shows up on a modern day map? And, we are still trying to figure out a name for the waterway and whether it had a name back in the olden days. Mysterious to say the least. ****************************** Link #1 courtesy of Jared Handspiker (modern day map copyrighted by MapEze Inc.) Link #2 courtesy of CathyLee Rudolph (portion of 1881 AF Church map) ********************* Thanks to all who are participating in this exercise. Richard