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Papertown, The Dalhousie Story

 
Papertown
1 of 113 		Image of the northern New Brunswick shore
2 of 113 		Lumbermen in northern New Brunswick
3 of 113 		Map of Dalhousie, New Brunswick
4 of 113 		Dalhousie's harbour, where ships took timber of the Restigouche to ports in Europe.
5 of 113 		Photo of the Port of Dalhousie
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Like so many other New Brunswick communities, lumber mills and shipping dominated the economy.
7 of 113 		Image of a ship built at Dalhousie
8 of 113 		19th Century Image of the Port of Dalhousie
9 of 113 		The port influenced the town in many ways. That influence continues to this day.
10 of 113 		Watercolour painting of St. Mary's Anglican Church in Dalhousie by Rev. H.B. Morris.
11 of 113 		Image of a Dalhousie hotel in the 19th Century
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A view of Dalhousie from the west showing community growth, busy saw mills and the convent.
13 of 113 		Lumber continued to be the mainstay of the economy, and sailing ships still came to load.
14 of 113 		The convent on top of the hill overlooked a bustling town. Soon, the scene would change.
15 of 113 		The mills employed many men, but work could be seasonal and was always hard and dangerous.
16 of 113 		Several mills were built along the waterfront.
17 of 113 		Yet another of the mills.
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