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Attractions:
 Chignecto
Ship Railway
This massive civil engineering project was nearly complete when
abandoned in 1891. Today, there is an interpretive centre and hiking trail along
the bed of the railway.
Balmoral
Grist Mill
Sutherland
Steam Mill
The Museum Of
Industry
Railway Heritage Sites along the Sunrise Trail
Background reading:
Lobster
Fishing
History of Coal Mining in Nova
Scotia
The Wooden
Ships of River John
During the nineteenth century the village of River John was a busy shipbuilding center.
Nova Scotia's Industrial Centre
Originally published in 1916 and now in digital format on the
web. The book has articles on the government of the towns, natural resources, education, religious
activities, transportation, manufacturing and business development of the district, with some one hundred and
fifty illustrations of public and private buildings, manufacturing and business houses.
The
Samson: Canada's Oldest Locomotive
The Samson had the distinction of being the first locomotive in British America to run on
standard gauge all-iron rails.
Ship
Building and Lumber Industry in Tatamagouche
Nova
Scotia Motor Fishing Boats
Learn all about the different fishing boats that you will see on your vacation.
Do you know the difference between a Cape Islander and a Northumberland Strait boat?
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