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Post Card Captioned: General View From Hill, Plaster Rock, N.B. Published in Toronto. Postage stamp from Fredericton N.B. Photo taken before 1935.
Covered bridge, Plaster Rock. The covered bridge was built in 1901, but was destroyed by ice jams in April of 1934 or 1935.
Plaster Rock Superior School, built in 1917. The school burned in 1949. It was then replaced by Donald Fraser Memorial School.
Post Card, captioned: First View from C.P.R. Train, Plaster Rock, N.B. Printed in Toronto. Photo was taken before 1935.
Looking North into Plaster Rock. The house on the left is identified as the Wishart House built in 1911. The Baptist Church was rebuilt in this location in 1923.
View of Plaster Rock with General Store. J Brody store in the background, which later became the Eaton’s order office.
Roy Barker Hunt Camp information and Charles L. Barker business card. Clipping reads: Riley Brook is reached from Boston and Maine R.R. via McAdamJunction to Perth; thence by rail to Plaster Rock and team to Riley Brook.Or by Bangor and Aroostook R.R. to Fort Fairfield Junction and team to Perth and Riley Brook. Full information regarding the hunting gladly given.
Covered bridge, Plaster Rock. The bridge was built in 1901 and was destroyed by ice jams in April of 1934 or 1935.
Hockey team, maybe sponsored by the British American Oil Company. From Left: Bob Mackey, Unknown, Hayward Jay, Unknown, Vincent Dohaney, Donnie Henry, Unknown, Unknown, Glennie Hathaway, Coach Lovelock Percy and Goalie Jim Brown
Ice takes the bridge in April of 1950, Plaster Rock. This bridge, made of wood, was constructed to replace the covered bridge that washed out in April of 1934 or
1935. Some sections of this bridge landed below Fredericton.
United Baptist Church and Orange Hall, Plaster Rock. The original site of the Baptist Church where Greer’s store was located. The church and
parsonage burned in 1920 after the roof was ignited by a spark.
Aerial view of Plaster Rock from the 1960s. From the collection of Hayward Jay, courtesy of Cindy Mulherin.
Barn raising in Weaver in the 1940s. The man in the centre of photo number four is Ernest Burgoyne. Ernest Burgoyne, Wendell Tapely, Herb Hamilton and Caroll Page Green were present. Photo courtesy
of Velma Powers.
Old farmer’s store with owner’s son Arthur Green. The store was apparently near or at the site of what is now Dana’s Restaurant. It eventually burnt down. Photo courtesy of Linda
Goodine.
Fraser Co. Ltd. Grocery Store run by O. E. Gerrish. Located on the former site of Greer’s department store. It was destroyed by fire. There was a sporting goods
section at one end of the store, managed by Tilton Sutton and then Edmund Haddad. Photo from the collection of Faye LeBel.
Log drive on the Tobique June 10, 1955. From the Fraser’s Archives. Man on far left identified as Dale Tapley.
North View School House, located on the corner at junction of North View and Cross Roads. Upon closure the land went back to Brigg`s farmland and
the school house was torn down. Edith McKenzie taught there in 1906.
Parade on November 11th, 1939. The men, led by Sgt. Leigh Elliot is the Carleton and York Regiment, Woodstock. The regiment went overseas shortly after this picture was taken. Private James Brown is third back in the parade. On the step are Lee Porter, Dale Roberston. Behind him is Roger Haddad. On the left steps are Fred Gough and his son Kenneth. Two of the boys in the left front are Doug Larlee and Frank Berry. Information provided by Irvine Lewis.
The Plaster Rock dam with jumping salmon. Photo was taken around 1930 by David Leach and donated by Roger Jenkins.
The Queen Hotel, built in 1909 by Mr. Post and his sons Harold and Hollie. It was a hotel for several years before it was sold to Donald Fraser for use as a
tenement. This photo is dated around 1930. Donated by Roger Jenkins.
Plaster Rock School Children from the 1920s. #11 Identified as WallieBaker, #1 identified as Robert Colburn.
Riley Brook general store before 1906. One of the women is Sarah (Hayden) Quinn. Photo courtesy of Howard Aiton.
The United Baptist Church, built in 1908. It stood on the former site of Greer’s store
until 1920 when the church and parsonage burned. The fire was
caused by sparks from the mill. The church was rebuilt in 1929 in its present location. The
minister in the photo is Saunders Young. Photo
donated by Bernice Carvell.
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