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In 1885 a gold-bearing boulder was discovered in #Blockhouse, #Lunenburg County, but it wasn’t until 1896 that a significant #gold deposit was found. The Blockhouse #Mining Company sank two shafts but the mine closed down not long after.
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In 1898 a new owner, T. Foster, took over. The mine had produced 3259 ounces of #gold (worth $5 million at today's prices) by 1902 when it shut down again. It was mined again briefly from 1935-38.
Today the #Blockhouse gold mine is a forest.
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Today the #Blockhouse gold mine is a forest.
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Blockhouse is named after forts the British built throughout #NovaScotia and across #Canada. Forts were built in the #Blockhouse/#MahoneBay/#LahaveRiver area after a 1756 raid on #Lunenburg. The blockhouse in #Windsor, #NS, is the oldest in Canada that's still standing.
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