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Photographer: Courtesy Resurgo Place
Caption: Marker detail: Joseph Salter
Additional Description: This renowned sea-faring adventurer and shipbuilder became Moncton's first mayor in 1855. Between 1847 and 1857, Salter oversaw the building of 20 large wooden sailing vessels, employing up to 400 men during this boom time in the construction industry.
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Aventurier sillonnant les mers et constructeur de navires renommé, Salter devient le premier maire de Moncton en 1855. Il dirige la construction de 20 grands navires en bois entre 1847 et 1857, et fait travailler 400 hommes durant ce boom de la construction navale.
Submitted: June 7, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p524907
File Size: 0.537 Megabytes

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