East Preston was founded in the 19th century . It is believed to have been named after Preston , Lancashire , England or Thomas Preston , a British army officer involved in the Boston Massacre the American Revolution . While it is often thought that the community is named after Rev. Richard Preston , the famous African Nova Scotia leader and minister , the community was established long before he arrived . Preston arrived after escaping American slavery , in search of his mother . She had escaped earlier and was settled in Preston , living free . He was so impressed that he took the name of her community as his surname . Rev. Preston started the two churches which are still located in this region . At first the two communities of East and North Preston were a whole . Known simply as Preston , soon the two would identify themselves differently by adding the North and East in front of it . East and North Preston are well known across the Maritimes ; together they comprise the largest indigenous black community in Canada founded before the 20th century
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre
East Preston, Nova Scotia