Nova Scotia, Lunenburg County, Lunenburg
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Although efforts were made to use large vessels known as otter trawls in the offshore fishery in the 1920’s, they were not used extensively until after the Second World War. Unlike the long line which used baited hooks to attract the fish, otter trawls were dragged along the ocean floor taking everything in their wake. The auxiliary schooners which tended to be privately owned, were soon replaced by side trawlers and draggers owned by large fishing companies like Lunenburg’s High Liner Foods Incorporated. A wider variety of ground fish could now be taken and processed in large fish facilities such as the High Liner Food plant, one of the largest in the world.
The work of offshore fishermen changed dramatically during this period. No longer was it necessary to fish from dories using baited hooks. While fishermen were once considered “co-adventurers” with the vessel’s owners, with the consolidation of the industry, many became salaried employees. In the 1970’s, after a long struggle, offshore fishermen won the right to bargain collectively with the companies.
By the 1990’s, ground fish stocks had declined dramatically resulting in the reduction of the size of Lunenburg’s offshore fleet. Where once “cod was king,” scallops now reign as the most important species caught by Lunenburg-based vessels. Lunenburg is still one of Nova Scotia’s most important fishing communities and this long tradition is celebrated at the annual Fishermen’s Reunion and Picnic, in the exhibits and fishing vessels at the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, and along Lunenburg’s historic waterfront of colourful commercial buildings and working fishing vessels.
Be sure to visit the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic on Bluenose Drive to learn more about Nova Scotia’s fishing heritage.
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Malgré les efforts déployés dans les années 1920 pour employer de grands bateaux équipés de chaluts à panneaux dans la pêche hauturière, ce n’est qu’après la Deuxième Guerre mondiale que leur usage devient répandu. Contrairement à la pêche à la palangre qui consiste à meuiller des hameçons appâtes pour attirer le poisson, les chaluts à panneaux raclent le fond de la mer et prennent tout sur leur passage. Les goélettes motorisées, qui appartiennent en général à des intérêts prives, sont bientôt remplacées par les chalutiers et dragueurs à pêche latérale des grandes entreprises de pêche comme High Liner Foods Incorporated de Lunenburg. Une plus grande variété de poissons de fond peut désormais être capturée puis transformée dans les grandes usines comme celle de High Liner Foods, l’une des plus grandes au monde.
Le travail des pêcheurs hauturiers se transforme radicalement durant cette période. Il n’est plus nécessaire de pêcher dans de doris à l’aide d’hameçon appâtes. Alors qu’auparavant les pêcheurs étaient considérés comme les «partenaires» de propriétaires des navires, par suite de la consolidation de l’industrie, bon nombre deviennent de simples salariés. Dans les années 1970, après un longue lutte, les pêcheurs côtiers obtiennent le droit de négocier collectivement avec les companies.
Dans les années 1990, l’importante diminution des stocks de poissons de fond entraine le réduction du nombre de navires de pêche hauturière de Lunenburg. Le pétoncle supplante la morue, qui était reine, comme la plus importante espèce capturée par les bateaux basés à Lunenburg. La ville demeure l’une des plus importantes communautés des pêche de la Nouvelle-Écosse. Cette tradition de longue date est célébrée dans le cadre de la réunion et du piquenique annuel des pêcheurs ainsi que par l’entremise de expositions et des bateaux de pêche du Musée de pêches de l’Atlantique et des quais historiques de la ville bordés de bâtiments commerciaux de couleurs éclatantes et de bateaux de pêche toujours en service.
Ne manquez pas de visiter le Musée des pêches de l’Atlantique, promenade Bluenose, pour en apprendre davantage sur la patrimoine de pêches de la Nouvelle-Écosse.
(Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
EnglishAlthough efforts were made to use large vessels known as otter trawls in the offshore fishery in the 1920’s, they were not used extensively until after the Second World War. Unlike the long line which used baited hooks to attract the fish, otter trawls were dragged along the ocean floor taking everything in their wake. The auxiliary schooners which tended to be privately owned, were soon replaced by side trawlers and draggers owned by large fishing companies like Lunenburg’s High Liner Foods Incorporated. A wider variety of ground fish could now be taken and processed in large fish facilities such as the High Liner Food plant, one of the largest in the world.
The work of offshore fishermen changed dramatically during this period. No longer was it necessary to fish from dories using baited hooks. While fishermen were once considered “co-adventurers” with the vessel’s owners, with the consolidation of the industry, many became salaried employees. In the 1970’s, after a long struggle, offshore fishermen won the right to bargain collectively with the companies.
By the 1990’s, ground fish stocks had declined dramatically resulting in the reduction of the size of Lunenburg’s offshore fleet. Where once “cod was king,” scallops now reign as the most important species caught by Lunenburg-based vessels. Lunenburg is still one of Nova Scotia’s most important fishing communities and this long tradition is celebrated at the annual Fishermen’s Reunion and Picnic, in the exhibits and fishing vessels at the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, and along Lunenburg’s historic waterfront of colourful commercial buildings and working fishing vessels.
Be sure to visit the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic on Bluenose Drive to learn more about Nova Scotia’s fishing heritage.
French
Malgré les efforts déployés dans les années 1920 pour employer de grands bateaux équipés de chaluts à panneaux dans la pêche hauturière, ce n’est qu’après la Deuxième Guerre mondiale que leur usage devient répandu. Contrairement à la pêche à la palangre qui consiste à meuiller des hameçons appâtes pour attirer le poisson, les chaluts à panneaux raclent le fond de la mer et prennent tout sur leur passage. Les goélettes motorisées, qui appartiennent en général à des intérêts prives, sont bientôt remplacées par les chalutiers et dragueurs à pêche latérale des grandes entreprises de pêche comme High Liner Foods Incorporated de Lunenburg. Une plus grande variété de poissons de fond peut désormais être capturée puis transformée dans les grandes usines comme celle de High Liner Foods, l’une des plus grandes au monde.
Le travail des pêcheurs hauturiers se transforme radicalement durant cette période. Il n’est plus nécessaire de pêcher dans de doris à l’aide d’hameçon appâtes. Alors qu’auparavant les pêcheurs étaient considérés comme les «partenaires» de propriétaires des navires, par suite de la consolidation de l’industrie, bon nombre deviennent de simples salariés. Dans les années 1970, après un longue lutte, les pêcheurs côtiers obtiennent le droit de négocier collectivement avec les companies.
Dans les années 1990, l’importante diminution des stocks de poissons de fond entraine le réduction du nombre de navires de pêche hauturière de Lunenburg. Le pétoncle supplante la morue, qui était reine, comme la plus importante espèce capturée par les bateaux basés à Lunenburg. La ville demeure l’une des plus importantes communautés des pêche de la Nouvelle-Écosse. Cette tradition de longue date est célébrée dans le cadre de la réunion et du piquenique annuel des pêcheurs ainsi que par l’entremise de expositions et des bateaux de pêche du Musée de pêches de l’Atlantique et des quais historiques de la ville bordés de bâtiments commerciaux de couleurs éclatantes et de bateaux de pêche toujours en service.
Ne manquez pas de visiter le Musée des pêches de l’Atlantique, promenade Bluenose, pour en apprendre davantage sur la patrimoine de pêches de la Nouvelle-Écosse.
(Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
This great Miami war chief fought to
protect the Indian hunting grounds of
Kentucky and the villages of
southern Ohio from the onrush of
American settlers. Little Turtle twice
led a confederation of Miami,
Shawnee and Delaware Indians in
victory against American armies.
In October 1790 he defeated an American
army led by General Josiah Harmar.
In November 1791 he defeated an army led
by General Arthur St. Clair. Between
battles, Little Turtle hunted and fished
in this part of northern Kentucky.
The Bartleson-Bidwell party of 34 people was the first emigrant group to cross the Sierra Nevada mountains from the east. When they passed through this area during late October 1841, some of the party tried to follow the river. The impassable canyon to the left of the vista forced them to rejoin the party on the ridge trail across the canyon. Finally, starved and worn out, they arrived in the San Joaquin Valley.
In the early 1850's, before it became a town, Reedley was in Mariposa County. The only way to cross the Kings River was doing so at your own risk or to find a ferry and pay a fee to cross. The Reedley area could claim two operating ferries.
Traver
Traver townsite was laid out by the 16 Land and Water company. An auction of lots was held on April 8, 1884. Within sixty days a small town was in existence
It prospered for a few years and was probably the largest grain shipping point in the United States. Irrigation caused the alkali to come to the surface in the area nearby and the land became worthless. Construction of the Eastside branch of the Southern Pacific diverted freight to Reedley and Dinuba. The 16 Company sold its canals and water rights to the Alta Irrigation district in 1890. Traver almost disappeared.
At his location was the Eagle Engine Co.No.3. After organizing in August of 1863, Eagle Engine Co. No.3 purchased a Jeffers hand-pumped fire engine for $3,700 from San Francisco's Vigilante Engine Co. No.9, and initially housed the 4,000 pound engine in a B Street building housing the city clerk's office, police courtroom and trustees' meeting room. In 1869, the company moved further south on B Street, but by 1872 was building its own new firehouse.
On May 27, 1872, the engine was "housed" in the new hall on the west side of B Street just south of the Water Company office. Later that year a 623-pound fire bell was mounted on the structure. In April of 1875, Eagle Engine Co. No.3 purchased a new Babcock chemical extinguisher weighing 4,650 pounds, with two 75-gallon tanks and 300-feet of hose. The chemical extinguisher was first on scene of the Great Fire of October 26, 1875, but had little effect on the wind-driven fire that was to consume 33-square blocks including the hall of the Eagle Engine Co. No.3. The Babcock was cut off and heavily damaged during the fire and later returned to the sales agent, the company defaulting on the payment. Eagle Ending Co. No.3 sold their Jeffers hand engine and disbanded on November 9, 1875.
Located at Metbury Spring on the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad, Shoshone was founded in 1910 by Ralph Jacobus "DAD" Fairbanks. After the collapse of the mining camp of Greenwater (approximately 20 miles northwest of here), "DAD" Fairbanks came to Metbury Springs hoping to capitalize on the increased traffic through the area brought about by the railroad. Fairbanks, his sons and his son-in-law, Charlie Brown, moved the salvagable buildings and scrap from Greenwater to his new town of Shoshone. The town quickly prospered and soon a store was opened as well as an eatery for passengers on the T&T. In 1919 "DAD" moved on, leaving the operation of the town to Charlie Brown and his wife Stella. Shoshone continued to grow, adding a restaurant and two motels. Charlie Brown became an important figure in the region as well, representing Inyo, Mono and Alpine counties in the California State Senate. Upon his election, Charlie Brown handed management of the town over to his daughter and son-in-law, Bernice Brown-Sorrells and Maury Sorrells. Even after the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad discontinued operations in 1941, Shoshone continued to be an important hub in the eastern Death Valley country, serving travelers on highways 127 and 178. The town is still managed by a member of the Brown-Fairbanks Family and her husband.
This building was built in 1856 by Charles Alberding and has a predominant history as a saloon. Over time different business owners created new names for the building including: Alberding Saloon, Pioneer Saloon, Oyster Saloon, Saint Charles Saloon, and Bixel Brewery. The current name honors the Bixel’s, a prominent 1850’s family and celebrates the family’s Columbia Brewery, a tradition in Columbia for over 47 years.
There was once a large lake in the valley to the east. Early Indian settlers called it Lake Tolay, after their former chief; hence the name Lakeville for the community that developed on this site. The first boat landing was built in 1853. Passengers and freight were transferred from steamboats to the regular stage coach line running to Petaluma, Sonoma and other points. Settlers came and were deeded land from the original Vallejo holdings. A post office was founded here in 1859. Ranches, farms, dairies and vineyards were established in the surrounding area. The town was a bustling center, with a school, a blacksmith shop, hotels, saloons and dance hall, a winery, a race track, and even a bear and bull pit. Lakeville today is still a thriving agricultural community.
This site is part of Corte Madera de Novato granted by Governor Juan Alvarado to John Martin in 1840. Purchased by Jefferson A. Thompson in 1865. A working ranch and cheese making family of five generations, that continued to make the world famous Rouge et Noir brand cheese. A great tribute to the dairy industry.
Located on Spanish grant Roblar de la Miseria. The pioneer hostelry was built by Robert Ayres and served as a stage coach station between Petaluma, Santa Rosa and Bodega during the early days of Sonoma County.
Wilson Elementary School was established in 1863 to serve the ranch families of West Petaluma. In 1908 a larger school was needed. The new school housed 4 or 5 classrooms and an auditorium. A picture of this school, designed by locally famous architect Brainerd Jones, can still be seen in the school office.
The canyon to your right was the scene of the last battle between Indians and whites in Tuolumne County. On February 10, 1858, a band of Piutes attacked a group of employees of the Columbia & Stanislaus River Water Co. In the fight which followed Jerry Perley was killed, S. Waldron and Michael Hildreth were wounded, T. Enochs escaped by feigning death, and two Indians were killed.
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