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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21JW_nova-scotia-clayworks_Pugwash-Nova-Scotia.html
While lobster boats have filled the local wharves for generations, the community's most unique feature may have been the 130 ft. (39.6m) smoke stack belonging to Nova Scotia Clayworks on the opposite side of the harbour. Started in 1889, the compa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21JU_pugwash-harbour_Pugwash-Nova-Scotia.html
The deep harbour of Pugwash has a long and storied seafaring heritage, with many eras of ships carrying lumber and raw materials up and down the Eastern Seaboard.
[Historic Pugwash photos]
"Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21JR_pugwash-streetscapes_Pugwash-Nova-Scotia.html
Historically, the main streets were lined with hotels, merchants, and services one would expect of a long-standing port village. The village endured seven devastating fires between 1877 to 1929 that permanently changed the street-scape forever.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21JN_the-pugwash-conferences-and-masonic-lodge_Pugwash-Nova-Scotia.html
The Pugwash Conferences on Science & World Affairs
The Pugwash Conferences take their names from the location of the first meeting, held in 1957, in the village of Pugwash, Nova Scotia, birthplace of their host, American philanthropist Cyrus Eato…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21JM_the-gathering-of-the-clans_Pugwash-Nova-Scotia.html
All of the community celebrations culminate on Water Street. Canada Day has been celebrated in Pugwash since 1951 with festivities called "The Gathering of the Clans" paying homage to some of its founding settlers. This is also the reason many of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21JB_pugwash-railway-station_Pugwash-Nova-Scotia.html
The Pugwash Railway Station, completed in 1892, is one of only two stations designed by Sir Sandford Fleming that is still standing in Nova Scotia. The station is also famous for its part in the 1957 "Thinkers Conference" where Pugwash native Cyru…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21JA_pugwash-train-station-1961_Pugwash-Nova-Scotia.html
The station was built in 1888. Rail service to Pugwash commenced in 1890 and ceased in 1993. Five miles of track linked Pugwash to the Shortline at Pugwash Junction. The Shortline ran from Pictou to Oxford Junction linking it with the rail track w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21J2_world-wars-memorial-a-war-memorial_Pugwash-Nova-Scotia.html
[Great War Honored Dead]
Douglas Langille · Harold Esty Benjamin
Percy Erle Benjamin · William McLean Borden
Cecil Raymond Richards · Frederick Elias King
Frank Demings · Harry Hector McLellan
Andrew Gray…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21J0_evolution-of-pugwash-industry_Pugwash-Nova-Scotia.html
Pugwash sits on top the largest salt deposit in Atlantic Canada. The train tracks, bridges, and wharves that defined the tapestry of the village infrastructure changed significantly over the decades as local industry evolved, including the opening…