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Trenton Industrial Heritage
By Cosmos Mariner, July 19, 2019
First Steel Made in Canada Marker
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| | On September first, 1953, seventy years after the production in the open hearth plant of the Nova Scotia Steel Company Limited at Trenton, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, of the first steel ever made in Canada, this ingot, cast in 1883, erected by the . . . — — Map (db m150496) HM |
| | From humble beginnings, two enterprising Pictou County blacksmiths, Graham Fraser and Forrest MacKay would set up a business to manufacture products for the railway and shipping industry. In the year 1878 they would move their growing company to . . . — — Map (db m150404) HM |
| | This interpretive panel erected on July 11, 2019 to commemorate the designation by Trenton Town Council of this area as a Trenton Heritage Site, where the first successful commercial pouring of Steel in Canada occurred in 1883, within the Steel . . . — — Map (db m150403) HM |
| | Trenton Works axle hammer had a distinct sound when operating. People would refer to it as the "heartbeat of Pictou County", as the sound meant the plant received an order which was good news for the local economy. Trenton Works employees were noted . . . — — Map (db m150402) HM |
Jun. 4, 2024
