Acadiensis, Volumes 8-9Department of History, University of New Brunswick., 1978 - Atlantic Provinces Journal of the history of the Atlantic region. |
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Its merchants possessed a monopoly of the commerce of the Saint John River Valley and its tributaries , a market of nearly 100,000 people . They also dominated the commercial life of the Bay of Fundy counties of New Brunswick and Nova ...
Its merchants possessed a monopoly of the commerce of the Saint John River Valley and its tributaries , a market of nearly 100,000 people . They also dominated the commercial life of the Bay of Fundy counties of New Brunswick and Nova ...
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To exploit the natural resources of the area , they proposed to develop the sources of water power at the mouth of the St. John River and at the Grand Lake , to mine the coal resources of the Grand Lake area , and to promote the Bay of ...
To exploit the natural resources of the area , they proposed to develop the sources of water power at the mouth of the St. John River and at the Grand Lake , to mine the coal resources of the Grand Lake area , and to promote the Bay of ...
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A large land - holder such as Noah Disbrow owned 12 city lots and 5 houses , " while John Robertson paid city taxes on ... Instead of buying up timber land , most merchants deliberately set about to acquire land bordering on the river .
A large land - holder such as Noah Disbrow owned 12 city lots and 5 houses , " while John Robertson paid city taxes on ... Instead of buying up timber land , most merchants deliberately set about to acquire land bordering on the river .
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