Sackville:
A Visual Snapshot

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Employment

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Centennial Hall

Centennial Hall was constructed in 1883 to commemorate 100 years of Methodism in the Chignecto area.

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Family Bible

The family Bible served as a book for keeping record of the family history. 

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Laundromat

The first laundromat was established in 1898 by Leslie C. Carey.

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Mel's Tea Room

Mel's Tea Room, located at 17 Bridge Street in downtown Sackville, is designated as a historical place.

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St. Paul's Episcopal Church

St. Paul's Episcopal Church, now St. Paul's Anglican Chruch, was built in 1856.

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Frosty Hollow Inn

The Frosty Hollow Inn was located 3 miles west of Sackville.

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Colville House

The Colville house opened in 2009 to the public featuring Collville's life and works.

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Box Factory

The Paper Box Factory was originally a Carriage Factory.

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Box Factory Workers

The Sackville Paper Box Factory was one of the few businesses in town that employed women full time.

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Marine Hospital

The province of New Brunswick operated a Marine Hospital between 1872 and 1890.

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United Church

Sackville Methodist/United Church existed in downtown Sackville from 1875 to 2015.

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Owen's Art Museum

Owen's Art Gallery is Canada's oldest university art gallery.

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Ladies Academy

On August 17, 1854 a branch for women was opened in the three storey building called White Hall.

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Hardware Store

The hardware store typically sold just about everything.

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Irving Service Station

The Irving Service Station that was built on Main Street of Sackville in 1936.

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Wesleyan Academy

Charles Frederick Allison was the founder of the Wesleyan Academy for boys in 1840.

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First Methodist Church

The first downtown Methodist Church was built in 1818 at the corner of Main and Bridge Street.

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Royal Canadian Air Force Women's Division

Thousands of women volunteered to be members of the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II.

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Cenotaph

The Sackville Cenotaph was erected in the Memorial Park at the corner of Bridge and Weldon Street in 1922.

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Legion Emblem

The Royal Canadian Legion is a national organization with branches across Canada.

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