Truro in Colchester County, Nova Scotia — The Canadian Atlantic

The Lumber Jack, circa 1900

By William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2017

1. The Lumber Jack, circa 1900 Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

The Lumber Jack represents the exciting role Truro has played in development of forestry in Nova Scotia. Truro has always been, and still is today, a centre of forestry activity. The forest industry continues to be the backbone of the local and provincial economy providing jobs and economic benefit to our society. The industry and our citizens are dependent on the many benefits of sustainable forest management.

Sponsor: Forest Products Association of Nova Scotia

Artist: Bruce Wood

Erected by Forest Products Association of Nova Scotia.

Location. 45° 21.906′ N, 63° 16.889′ W. Marker is in Truro, Nova Scotia, in Colchester County. Marker is on Prince Street just east of Louise Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 664 Prince Street, Truro, Nova Scotia B2N 5E3, Canada. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Truro Post Office / Le Bureau de Poste de Truro (within shouting distance of this marker); First Presbyterian/United Church

The Lumber Jack, circa 1900 and Marker image. Click for full size.

By William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2017

2. The Lumber Jack, circa 1900 and Marker

Marker is on the the other side of the tree stump

(about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Centennial of Presbyterian Church Formation in Canada (about 180 meters away); Old Provincial Normal College (about 240 meters away); War Memorial (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); First Landing (approx. 3.3 kilometers away); Isgonish-French River Portage (approx. 10.5 kilometers away).

Also see . . .
1. Nova Scotia Forestry. (Submitted on September 12, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. "Sustainable" Forestry in Nova Scotia? (Orton essay). (Submitted on September 12, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Canada's Timber Trade History. (Submitted on September 12, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. Forest Nova Scotia. (Submitted on September 12, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

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Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2017. This page originally submitted on September 12, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 94 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 12, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.