Making, Building, Mining and Processing in Atlantic Canada

by Emma Lang  | Archaeological Sites, Cultural Heritage Centre, Historic Building, Industrial, Museum/Gallery

Atlantic Canada has long been a place where items originated from food and factory made items, to tools and minerals that were mined.  These sites share those stories and many more.

Places

Green Family Forge

Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador

St. James Textile Museum

Dorchester, New Brunswick

Ryan Premises National Historic Site

Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador

Barrington Woolen Mill Museum

Barrington, Nova Scotia

Green Park Shipbuilding Museum & Yeo House

Tyne Valley, Prince Edward Island

Age of Sail Museum/Cochrane Hall

Port Greville, Nova Scotia

kItjigattalik – Ramah Chert Quarries National Historic Site of Canada

Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador

St. Lawrence Memorial Miners Museum

Saint Lawrence, Newfoundland and Labrador

Cole Harbour Heritage Farm Museum

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Agricultural Museum of New Brunswick

Sussex, New Brunswick

Our Lady of Mercy Museum

Aguathuna, Newfoundland and Labrador

George Braxton: Pioneer Black Chef

St. Andrews, New Brunswick

Memory Lane Heritage Village

Lake Charlotte, Nova Scotia

TABITHA + CO® ~ The Stonehouse

Pictou, Nova Scotia

Roma at Three Rivers National Historic Site

Montague, Prince Edward Island

Boishébert and Beaubears Island Shipbuilding National Historic Sites

New Brunswick

Chestico Museum

Port Hood, Nova Scotia

Kings Landing

Prince William, New Brunswick

Orwell Corner Historic Village

Vernon Bridge, Prince Edward Island

Cape Breton Miners Museum

Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

Shelburne County Museum

Shelburne, Nova Scotia

Road Map

Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador to Shelburne, Nova Scotia

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