This community is situated at the head of the East Bay of the Bras d'Or Lake, about 19 kilometres (12 mi) south-west of Sydney, and is named after the 3.5 kilometres (2 mi) portage that existed here between East Bay and Sydney River via Blacketts Lake, and so to Sydney Harbour and Spanish Bay.

[2] The Mi'kmaq name for the portage and the small land locked basin at the head of the bay was "Tewitnochk", which still survives as "Tweednooge"[3] (occasionally "Tweedmooge", "Tuidnuge" or "Tweedporge").

[4] "Tweednooge Place" is now a street name in the neighbouring community of East Bay.

European settlement was begun in the area by people who moved here from Tracadie, Prince Edward Island, attracted by the availability of grants of land.

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