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The Restigouche was the last part of New Brunswick to be developed. From the beginning, its economy was tied to the forests.

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When the great Miramichi Fire destroyed most of the forests in central New Brunswick, lumber interests began looking farther north, to the stands of the Restigouche and Nepisiquit.
Dalhousie owes its beginnings to that movement.

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Like so many other New Brunswick communities, lumber mills and shipping dominated the economy.
1890
Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada
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Dalhousie's harbour was filled with ships, mainly loading lumber for European destinations.

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Photo of the Port of Dalhousie
1890
Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada

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Dalhousie's harbour, where ships took timber of the Restigouche to ports in Europe.
1890
Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada
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On the north side is one of the best places for booming operations to be found in America, and which no doubt was the principal reason for the selection of this spot as the site of a town.
Nature has here built a wall and left a door of entrance within, with timber sufficient to load a fleet of ships which can lie in perfect safety.

Alexander Munro, 1855

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The port influenced the town in many ways. That influence continues to this day.
1890
Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada

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19th Century Image of the Port of Dalhousie
1890
Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada

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Image of a ship built at Dalhousie
1890
Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada

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Lumbermen in northern New Brunswick
1890
Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada

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Image of a Dalhousie hotel in the 19th Century
1890
Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada

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A passenger boat on the Dalhousie and Gaspe route
1880
Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada

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Dalhousie continued to grow into the 20th century, but it was surpassed by nearby Campbellton when the Intercolonial Railway was built before Confederation. Largely because of the hills, the railway bypassed Dalhousie.