East River is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Chester Municipal District on the Aspotogan Peninsula on the Lighthouse Route at the junction of (Nova Scotia Route 329) and Trunk 3.
120 acres (0.49 km2) of land there reserved for John, Joseph and Thomas Paul, who were Mi’kmaq on September 3, 1793.
He (Ephraim) settled with his family on land in Lower Melbourne near Cooks Beach (named in his honor).
Who the following landmarks are named after is unknown: Meisners Beach, G. Roast, L. Roast (Church Map) Rous Point and Rous Cove is named after Captain John Rous who led the naval operations off Nova Scotia during Father Le Loutre's War.
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