Sackville:
A Visual Snapshot

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Industries

Panel E displays Enterprise and Fawcett foundries where stoves were made. It has images of stoves and foundry workers. The tiles featuring water, rocks and plants complement these images.

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Enterprise Monarch

The Enterprise Monarch was one of the most popular stoves produced by the Enterprise foundry.

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Wood Stove

Sackville was the geographical, educational, and industrial centre of the Maritimes in the 1800s.

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Intercontinental Hotel

The Intercontinental Hotel was situated next to the Inter-colonial Railway station located on Lorne Street.

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Enterprise Foundry

The Enterprise Foundry was located near the Inter-Colonial railway station and the former Sackville wharf.

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Enheat Fawcett Foundry

Fawcett Foundry was the first to employ women due to labour shortage during WW I.

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Foundry workers

The two foundries, Enterprise Foundry and Fawcett Foundry, were the major employers in Sackville.

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Fawcett Foundry

The Fawcett Foundry was established in 1852 by John Fawcett and his son George.

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A E Wry

A E Wry Ltd. was formerly J.R Ayer Ltd. Boot and Shoe company in Middle Sackville.

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