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Wallace Sandstone: "Building Stones for a Nation"
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Wallace River, site of first quarries in 1811.
1 of 143 		Historic Swing Railway Bridge over the Wallace River
2 of 143 		Railway Bridge over the Wallace River
3 of 143 		Layers sandstone deposit
4 of 143 		Sandstone bowls
5 of 143 		Stone from blast exposing where a bowl had formed.
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Two small sandstone bowls
7 of 143 		A small herd of bowls
8 of 143 		Coffee mug sold by the Wallace and Area Museum
9 of 143 		Petrified tree trunk from the plant Coridites.
10 of 143 		Growth rings visible in the petrified tree trunk found in the quarry.
11 of 143 		Point Chisels
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A punch, a special point chisel used for cutting holes and grooves in stone.
13 of 143 		Placing of stone wedges called ''gads'' in order to split stone.
14 of 143 		Stone Drill and Reamer
15 of 143 		Tooth Chisel
16 of 143 		Variety of Broad Chisels made by a blacksmith
17 of 143 		Curator, David Dewar, demonstrating stone cutting for a Tatamagouche Elementary School Class.
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