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There are fingers of flysch reaching into the sea at #GreenBay Beach, #Lunenburg County. Flysch is a sedimentary rock, meaning it was formed from sediments.
Lear more about it in this thread!
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Lear more about it in this thread!
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia @TourismNS @BernJordanMP @MarkFurey1
Flysch is a sedimentary rock, meaning it was formed from sediments such as mud, silt and sand that were compressed into rock. Much of southern #NovaScotia is underlain by flysch and you can see it at places like #theOvens, Taylor's Head Provincial Park...
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...Western Head by #Liverpool and #BlueRocks by #Lunenburg. You can recognize flysch because it has this great layered look.
Flysch forms in offshore basins adjacent to continents. Underwater sediments, like those being deposited offshore Atlantic Canada today...
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Flysch forms in offshore basins adjacent to continents. Underwater sediments, like those being deposited offshore Atlantic Canada today...
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The #Cunard name is a famous one in #NovaScotia thanks to shipping magnate Samuel Cunard who established the Cunard Line.
Read this thread to learn about his involvement in #NS' mining industry!
#nspoli #cbpoli #CapeBreton @cunardline @NS_Museum @ns_mma
Read this thread to learn about his involvement in #NS' mining industry!
#nspoli #cbpoli #CapeBreton @cunardline @NS_Museum @ns_mma
Samuel Cunard, born in #Halifax in 1787, established the Cunard Line, which operated the first regular Atlantic steamship service that carried mail between England and North America.
#nspoli #cbpoli #CapeBreton @cunardline @NS_Museum @ns_mma
#nspoli #cbpoli #CapeBreton @cunardline @NS_Museum @ns_mma
His shipping empire eventually included famous ships such as the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth and still operates today as a cruise line.
But Cunard had other business interests, including mining.
#nspoli #cbpoli #CapeBreton @cunardline @NS_Museum @ns_mma
But Cunard had other business interests, including mining.
#nspoli #cbpoli #CapeBreton @cunardline @NS_Museum @ns_mma
One of #NovaScotia’s earliest gold discoveries took place on June 13, 1861 when James Bowling found gold-bearing quartz veins on Drum Head at #TheOvens, #Lunenburg County.
Here's the history of The Ovens’ #gold rush!
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Here's the history of The Ovens’ #gold rush!
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@ovensnaturalpark @TourismNS @SuzanneLCNS
A month later John Lawson, then-Government Surveyor for the county, found #gold in the sand on the shore. The finds triggered #TheOvens’ gold rush!
Within two months 600 people were seeking their fortunes at The Ovens...
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Within two months 600 people were seeking their fortunes at The Ovens...
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia @SuzanneLCNS @TourismNS
...so-named because of the dozen sea caves in the cliffs. (The caves eroded naturally but one, Tucker's Tunnel, was extended by mining.) A small town with grocery stores, restaurants, a bank and a hotel quickly sprang up.
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Mining is part of #NovaScotia’s heritage and many communities benefit from tourism attractions related to historical mining. In fact, this 1889 flyer advertised #gold mines near #Caledonia, #QueensCounty, as tourist attractions to people from Boston!
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It says, “Many tourists will find a profitable and interesting diversion in visiting the various gold mines within easy reach of their boarding places.”
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#nspoli #novascotia #gold
It describes gold processing as “curious and interesting, and well repays an intelligent sight-seer for a few days of travel and observation.”
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#nspoli #novascotia #gold
Former #mines and #quarries often become parks and protected areas. This thread shows some examples in #Halifax, #Dartmouth, #Shelbourne, #Truro, #LunenburgCounty and #KemptShore.
#nspoli #cbpoli #NovaScotia #NS #mining #reclamation
#nspoli #cbpoli #NovaScotia #NS #mining #reclamation
#KiwanisPark in #Truro was developed as a gravel pit in the 1930s to help build Route 2. Like a lot of former pits and #quarries, the site has filled with water and become a natural oasis in the heart of the town.
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia #NS #mining #reclamation @TownofTruro
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia #NS #mining #reclamation @TownofTruro
Former mines and quarries are often hidden in plain view! #PointPleasantPark contains 50+ former quarries. The stone was used to build walls and forts in the park. For example, slate from the #QuarryPond helped build the #MartelloTower.
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#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia #NS #mining
