Eskasoni is derived from a Mi'kmaq word ''We'kwistoqnik.'' Literally translated, this word means ''where the fir trees are plentiful''. Eskasoni was first charted by the Surveyor-General of Cape Breton in 1832. At that time, there were very few families living in the Eskasoni area, compared with the nearly 3000 residents of today. Two years later, in 1834, Eskasoni officially became a reserve, consisting of approximately 2800 acres of land.
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