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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GV6_scottish-strength_Saint-John-New-Brunswick.html
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Saint John has a strong Scottish presence. The breakup of the clan system in the late 18th century caused massive emigration from the Highlands. As a result, some 25 percent of the population has Scottish ancestry. Scottish influence is fo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GUI_the-landing-of-the-loyalists_Saint-John-New-Brunswick.html
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On 10 May 1783 the Spring Fleet, carrying over 2,000 Loyalists, arrived at the Saint John River mouth. The exiles, mostly civilians from the Middle Colonies, established themselves in the newly-surveyed townsites of Parr and Carleton. A se…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GUG_first-steam-fog-horn_Saint-John-New-Brunswick.html
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In 1854, Robert Foulis of St. John, N.B., first advocated the use of a steam horn or whistle to give warning to vessels in foggy weather. An apparatus devised by him was installed on Partridge Island in 1859. This was the first steam fog h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GUE_first-marine-compound-engine_Saint-John-New-Brunswick.html
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The first vessel in the world propelled by a compound steam engine was the REINDEER launched for service on the Saint John, in 1845. Both the vessel and engine were designed by Benjamin Tibbets, a native of Queen County, New Brunswick. The…