The Mi'kmaq's first refered to the area as "wologumk" meaning deep gully or hole in the river.
In 1604, when Du Gaust de monts renamed the area "Port Mouton" after a sheep was lost overboard. De Monts and his crew settled here and made it his party's base for exploration of the coast.
Settlers from Scotland arrived in 1623, sent by Sir William Alexander, renamed the area St. Luke's Bay.
Again in 1784 the area was renamed to Guysborough, in honor of Sir Guy Carleton.....Eventually it was renamed one last time. once again to Port Mouton.......
