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

 
Papertown
1 of 107 		Image of the northern New Brunswick shore
2 of 107 		Dalhousie's harbour, where ships took timber of the Restigouche to ports in Europe.
3 of 107 		Photo of the Port of Dalhousie
4 of 107 		Like so many other New Brunswick communities, lumber mills and shipping dominated the economy.
5 of 107 		Image of a ship built at Dalhousie
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19th Century Image of the Port of Dalhousie
7 of 107 		The port influenced the town in many ways. That influence continues to this day.
8 of 107 		Watercolour painting of St. Mary's Anglican Church in Dalhousie by Rev. H.B. Morris.
9 of 107 		Image of a Dalhousie hotel in the 19th Century
10 of 107 		A view of Dalhousie from the west showing community growth, busy saw mills and the convent.
11 of 107 		Lumber continued to be the mainstay of the economy, and sailing ships still came to load.
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The convent on top of the hill overlooked a bustling town. Soon, the scene would change.
13 of 107 		The mills employed many men, but work could be seasonal and was always hard and dangerous.
14 of 107 		Several mills were built along the waterfront.
15 of 107 		Yet another of the mills.
16 of 107 		William Street, Dalhousie's main business street, had numerous stores.
17 of 107 		Wooden sidewalks and dirt roads were the rule.
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