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Indiantown - A town forgotten by Richard Burke
A section of the north end of the present day City of Saint
John, New Brunswick was called Indiantown since it was here the Indians
had a house to sell their furs and to trade.
The book is introduced with a 1975 newspaper interview with Charlie Pitt
- a barber of Indiantown who shares his knowledge of the area.
The River Boats docked here. Parts of this area were plagued with fires
and spring freshets. In its days of prime, it was a busy industrial area
with a population of about 2500.
Time has ended the vitality of this once-buzzing commercial and industrial centre.
A newsy publication, including interviews and ninety black and
white pictures -including the riverboats that tied up here on the banks
of the St. John River.
One of the famous sons of Indiantown was the well known movie actor - Walter Pidgeon.
A partial listing of surnames mentioned: Akerley, Austin, Bradley,
Brown, Cassidy, Corkery, Cowan, Cunard, Dalter, Dalton, Day,
Downey, Flewellling, Fuller, Glazier, Goddard, Gorham, Gunter,
Henriksen, Higgins, Holly, Horncastle, Linton, Mahony, Mathews,
McGure, McKenzie, McLellan, McMulkin, Miller, Miller, Morgan,
Nase, Patterson, Pidgeon. Pitt, Purdy, Quinn, Roberts, Rowan,
Simpson, Slipp, Smith, Stephens, Stevenson, Tapley, VanWart, Vaughan.
Black and white picture of Steamer Hampton, Steamer Hampstead, Steamer
Star, Steamer David Weston, Steamer Majestic, Steamer Aberdeen, Steamer
May Queen, Steamer Pokanoket, Steamer Crystal Stream, Steamer Beatrice E
Waring and Steamer Victoria and others.
144 pages 8 ½ x 11. Staple stitched. Blue soft cover with picture of the store of C.B.Pidgeon.
An out-of-print, almost impossible to find and a much sought after book of the mid 1980's.
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The author, Richard Burke, states in his introduction, "There was a
time when the name ‘Indiantown' conjured up images of a busy industrial
area with a population of about 2500 colourful souls. But Indiantown,
as it is still called by most people even now, in the 1980s, has had its
better days. Time itself has eroded the vitality of this once-buzzing
commercial centre."
The town had its beginning in the late 1770s when a trading post was
built in the area of Bridge Street and after it was turned over to the
Indians, it became known as "Indian House".
The book is introduced with a 1975 newspaper interview with Charlie Pitt
- a barber of Indiantown who shared his knowledge of the area.
Charlie told about many things, such as:
*Henry Akerley's Hotel being given the nickname of "Poverty Hall".
*The Austins, who were commissioned merchants and dealers in flour,
pork, fish, cordage, hardware, paints, oils and all kinds of groceries.
*Gorham and Tapley, importers and dealers in hats, caps, trunks, valises and ready-made clothing.
*Lewis Rivers, lumber merchants and manufacturers.
*Waring Brothers manufacturers of steam engines and boilers.
*McLellan & Holly which did towing around the harbour and through the falls.
*Snowflake Lime, which produced lime
*Stories of the river boats that docked here.
*The Fire that ravaged Indiantown in 1899 and claimed the life of eighty
year old Ann Cunard who refused to leave her residence on Holly Street
and
*One of the famous sons of Indiantown, the well known movie actor - Walter Pidgeon.
The author included ninety black and white photos of the area.
"Indiantown - a town forgotten" by Richard Burke provides details
on the life of the north end of the City of Saint John in another era
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