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Papertown, The Dalhousie Story
Location: Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada

 
The main street was the site for many businesses, but there were also homes.
19 of 107 		Stores lined the west end of William Street.
20 of 107 		This building housed the liquor store and a jeweller's establishment.
21 of 107 		During the early part of the 20th century, Moffatt's mill was one of the largest employers
22 of 107 		'The Flats' in Dalhousie
23 of 107 		Another view of 'The Flats' with a cluster of houses and in the background, the stacks of a mill.
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Downtown home on Adelaide Street
25 of 107 		Another simple dwelling on Adelaide St.
26 of 107 		A typical downtown home.
27 of 107 		The home of the Hon. Charles Lab
28 of 107 		Construction of the Dalhousie paper mill begins.
29 of 107 		The way the mill dominated the town is obvious in this picture.
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The mill involved complex infrastructure.
31 of 107 		Although sawmills were still operating, the paper mill was obviously destined to dominate the town.
32 of 107 		Mills need water. To serve the NBIP mill, a hundred foot high dam was built on the Charlo River.
33 of 107 		The dam project was as much of an engineering feat as the building of the mill.
34 of 107 		The Caslon was one of the ships that routinely called at Dalhousie to load paper.
35 of 107 		The old paper wharf was primitive, but busy.
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