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Mines in #CapeBreton towns like #Donkin, #GlaceBay and #SydneyMines all mined the same huge coalfield (named for #Sydney) which extends from #CapeMorien-#CapeDauphin and 300 kms offshore.
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98% of the #Sydney Coalfield is underwater – it extends almost to the south coast of #Newfoundland.
There have been about 100 mines in it and it has produced more #coal than all other #NovaScotia coalfields combined.
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There have been about 100 mines in it and it has produced more #coal than all other #NovaScotia coalfields combined.
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The Princess Colliery in #SydneyMines was the first to mine undersea #coal in the #Sydney Coalfield. Its main shaft was near the shore and the workings were entirely under the ocean.
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#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia @GeoffMacLellan @HomeMattersCB @AllanMacMaster @kendrachristin3
Mining is part of #NovaScotia's heritage!
The first commercial #coal mine in North America started 300 years ago in #PortMorien when, in 1720, the French started it to supply #FortressLouisbourg.
This is Port Morien's #mining history.
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The first commercial #coal mine in North America started 300 years ago in #PortMorien when, in 1720, the French started it to supply #FortressLouisbourg.
This is Port Morien's #mining history.
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Port Morien’s original French name was Baye de Mordienne but it was changed to Cow Bay in the 1800s. The legend is that a cow escaped from a ship and was found there. The name was changed to Port Morien in 1895.
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#nspoli #cbpoli #nsheritageday #capebreton #novascotia
1724 - Coal from Port Morien was shipped to Boston in Canada’s first international trade of minerals. Coal was traded for bricks, lumber and provisions.
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