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Mining built #NovaScotia!
Sandstone was quarried from a local beach to build Judique’s St. Andrews Church (#InvernessCounty).
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Sandstone was quarried from a local beach to build Judique’s St. Andrews Church (#InvernessCounty).
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Two previous churches, both wooden, burned down due to lightning strikes. Residents decided after the second time, in 1918, that the next church would be made of stone to prevent fires.
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#nspoli #cbpoli #capebreton #novascotia @AllanMacMaster @mikekelloway @BAMacQuarrie
In 1924, sandstone was extracted from an outcrop on the shore at McKays Point for the building. It was the only stone ever quarried from that site. Residents hauled the stone over frozen ground on sleds to the church.
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