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English
First Export of Coal
Soon after the occupation of Acadie by the French, coal was discovered in this region. Before the middle of the 17th century it was being shipped from Grand Lake to Boston by water. This export trade in coal was the first to be developed on the entire eastern coast of North America.
Français
Première exportation de charbon
Peu de temps après l’occupation de l’Acadie par les français, ils y découvrirent du charson. Vers les commencements du 17ieme siècle, il en fut expédié, par eau, de Grand-Lac à Boston. Ce fut le prèmier commerce d’exportation de charbon sur la côte orientale de l’Amérique du nord.
Location: 187 Main Street, Minto
Emplacement : 187, rue Main, Minto
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 46.075363, -66.073117
Source: Parks Canada – Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorative plaques (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada