Sackville:
A Visual Snapshot

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Industry

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Lawn Drill

Lawn drill was an organized physical activity for female students.

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Sackville Harness Shop

Sackville Harness Limited was established in 1919.

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Grind Stone

Sackville had a flourishing grind stone industry in the 1800s.

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Baptist Church

In 1763 thirteen Baptist settlers from Swansea, Massachusetts landed at Slack's Cove.

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Grindstones

The production of grindstones was a flourishing industry in Cumberland Basin.

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Blacksmith

In the 18th and 19th centuries blacksmiths played a very important role.

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Yorkshire Chair

This wooden chair occupied a place of honour for many years in the Dorchester United Church (formerly Methodist Church).

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Sackville Fire Station

The Sackville Fire Station opened in 1964 with 33 members.

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Boultenhouse Heritage Centre

In 1840 Christopher Boultenhouse constructed a Greek revival style mansion, which became Boultenhouse Heritage Centre in 2006.

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Grindstones Shipped by Sea

At the peaak of shipbuilding era, grindstones, among other things, were shipped by sea from the port of Sackville.

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Sackville High School

Sackville High School was in the centre of the town of Sackville on Allison Avenue.

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Anglican Church

St. Paul's Anglican Church was constructed in 1856 in a Gothic revival style.

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Women's Hockey Team

Mount Allison University Ladies' College had a varsity hockey team in early 1900s.

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Shipbuilding

In the 1800s there were three shipyards in Sackville, Purdy, Dixon, and Boultenhouse.

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Yorkshire Clock

This image is of a clock that was made for William Chapman, a Yorkshire settler.

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Shipping Grindstones

The grindstones were shipped by rail after the arrival of Intercolonial Railway.

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HMCS Sackville

HMCS Sackville is the last surviving Flower class corvette used by the Royal Canadian Navy in World War II.

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Marshlands Inn

Marshlands Inn is a colonial house built in 1850 by William Crane for his daughter Ruth Crane.

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Octagonal House

The Octagonal House was built by the sea captain, George Anderson, in 1855.

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