Yarmouth in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia — The Atlantic Provinces (North America)
Manufacturing
Goods & Services for the Marketplace
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 24, 2017
1. Manufacturing Marker
Inscription.
Manufacturing. Goods and Services for the Marketplace.
Early manufacturing in Yarmouth grew in support of the shipbuilding industry, the fishery, and the maintenance of vessels engaged in shipping. The flourishing textile industry had its origins in the ability to import inexpensive raw materials, manufacture products to equip the large number of Yarmouth-owned ships, and to transport finished products to foreign markets. Marine blacksmiths, foundries, ice-makers, wood-working plants, and sail makers developed to support the shipping industry and later evolved to serve a wider range of consumer markets.
[Photo captions, from left to right, read] , . Parker-Eakins Sail Loft, about 1900
. Yarmouth Duck and Yarn Company Limited, c. 1900, with Carding Department staff. The cotton mill was a significant employer for women of the community.
. The Yarmouth Duck and Yarn Company was incorporated in 1883. The ship County of Yarmouth was the first vessel outfitted with sails from the Yarmouth Duck and Yarn Company. The firm later expanded its range of cotton goods to include industrial and consumer products. It went through changes in ownership and name, including Cosmos Imperial Mills, until it closed as Dominion Textiles Limited in 1991 after more than 100 years of operation.
. Burrell-Johnson began as one of Yarmouth's major manufacturing industries in the 1850s. It started as a blacksmith shop producing products for the ship building industry. At the end of the First World War, it closed after producing munitions and aircraft parts for the war effort. The 1890 Yarmouth Directory advertisement describes the range of products and services the firm provided at that time. During its peak production years Burrell-Johnson employed 150 workmen and boys in its foundry, shipyard, and machine shop.
Learn more about Yarmouth's heritage at the Yarmouth County Museum and Archives, 22 Collins Street
Early manufacturing in Yarmouth grew in support of the shipbuilding industry, the fishery, and the maintenance of vessels engaged in shipping. The flourishing textile industry had its origins in the ability to import inexpensive raw materials, manufacture products to equip the large number of Yarmouth-owned ships, and to transport finished products to foreign markets. Marine blacksmiths, foundries, ice-makers, wood-working plants, and sail makers developed to support the shipping industry and later evolved to serve a wider range of consumer markets.
[Photo captions, from left to right, read]
• Parker-Eakins Sail Loft, about 1900
• Yarmouth Duck and Yarn Company Limited, c. 1900, with Carding Department staff. The cotton mill was a significant employer for women of the community.
• The Yarmouth Duck and Yarn Company was incorporated in 1883. The ship County of Yarmouth was the first vessel outfitted with sails from the Yarmouth Duck and Yarn Company. The firm later expanded its range of cotton goods to include industrial and consumer products. It went through changes in ownership and name, including Cosmos Imperial Mills, until it closed as Dominion Textiles Limited in 1991 after more than 100 years of operation.
• Burrell-Johnson began as one of Yarmouth's major manufacturing industries
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in the 1850s. It started as a blacksmith shop producing products for the ship building industry. At the end of the First World War, it closed after producing munitions and aircraft parts for the war effort. The 1890 Yarmouth Directory advertisement describes the range of products and services the firm provided at that time. During its peak production years Burrell-Johnson employed 150 workmen and boys in its foundry, shipyard, and machine shop.
Learn more about Yarmouth's heritage at the Yarmouth County Museum and Archives, 22 Collins Street
Erected 2003 by Yarmouth Waterfront Development Corporation and Others.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.
Location. 43° 50.754′ N, 66° 7.085′ W. Marker is in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, in Yarmouth County. Marker is on Water Street, 0.1 kilometers south of Richards Lane, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yarmouth NS B5A 1L9, Canada. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Land Transportation (here, next to this marker); Early Settlement (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Political Life (about 120 meters away); Milton Clock (about 120 meters away);
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 24, 2017
Also see . . . A Brief Town of Yarmouth History. (Submitted on August 21, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
3. Land Transportation and Manufacturing Markers
Looking NNE
Photographed By Unknown, circa 1900
4. Photo on Manufacturing Marker
Yarmouth Duck and Yarn Co Ltd Carding Department staff
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 24, 2017
5. Former Burrell-Johnson Iron Company Building
Now the Sweeney Fisheries Museum, 112 Water St.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 353 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 21, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
