The Milltown Cotton Mill Workers Monument

The Milltown Cotton Mill Workers Monument (HM1GPH)

Location: Saint Stephen, New Brunswick E3L 1K4 Charlotte County
Country: Canada
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N 45° 10.489', W 67° 17.715'

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Ce monument est d?di? aux travailleurs des usines de coton de Milltown

English on left


They came from homes still standing in Milltown and St. Stephens. They were joined by experienced textile workers from England, Scotland, America and French Canada. The included young women, recruited from small towns and villages across the Maritimes. Together with earlier immigrants from Ireland, England and Scotland, they moved to factory work from the declining lumbering and shipbuilding industries. Their sweat and toil powered the second largest cotton mill in Canada. At peak production they numbered over a thousand. Their efforts were heroic during two world wars and the great depression. They left a legacy of hard work, cultural diversification and community dedication. They were the Milltown (St. Croix) Cotton Mill workers.


On August 23, 1957 workers filed out of the mill for the last time. The bell on the massive red brick structure, the heartbeat of the community since 1882, stood silent; the mills destiny - demolition.


Fifty years later, on October 6, 2007, this monument was unveiled to honour those whose lives created a strong and vibrant community and a splendid chapter in local history.


French on right



Leur origine vient des maisons encore existantes de Milltown et de St. Stephen. A ces travailleurs, s?ajoutent des travailleurs exp?rimentes en textiles provenant de l?Angleterre, de l?Ecosse, de l?Am?rique et du Canada fran?ais. De plus, plusieurs jeunes femmes sont recrut?es des villages voisins ? travers les maritimes. Ensemble, avec des anciens immigrants de l?Angleterre, ils ont fait la transition au travail d?usine ? partier du d?clin des scieries de la construction navale. Leur dur labeur et leur t?nacit? en ont fait la deuxi?me plus grande usine de coton au Canada. A production maximale, ils ?taient plus de 1000 employ. Leur efforts furent h?ro?que durant les p?riodes de deux grandes guerres mondiales et de la grande d?pression. Ils ont laiss? en h?ritage, leur travail acharn?, une diversification culturelle et un grand d?vouement envers leur communaut?. Ils ?taient les travailleurs de l?usine de coton de Milltown (St. Croix).

Le 23 ao?t 1957, les travailleurs sont sortis de l?usine pour la derni?re fois. La cloche du b?timent form? de briques rouge, le coeur de la communaut? depuis 1882, reste immobile et silencieuse. Le destin de l?usine est vou? ? la d?molition. Cinquante ann?es plus tard, le 6 octobre 2007, ce monument est inaugur? en l?honneur de ces vies que on laiss? un t?moignage important dans l?histoire locale.
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HM NumberHM1GPH
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Year Placed2007
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Date Added Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 at 11:31am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 633951 N 5003784
Decimal Degrees45.17481667, -67.29525000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 10.489', W 67° 17.715'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 10' 29.34" N, 67° 17' 42.9" W
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Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1 Mill Ln, Saint Stephen New Brunswick E3L 1K4, CA
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