This cache is located near the beginnng of the draw bridge that once crossed the Kennebecasis River from Jubilee (Model Farm Road) to Flewelling's Mill at Perry's Point. This bridge was constructed around the late 1870's and was the second bridge on this site. The bridge was about three-quarters of a mile in length and the largest in the Province. An article in the Telegraph of St. John, N.B.dated January 8,1909 states "the Perry Point Bridge which spans the Kennebecasis River was almost completely desroyed by a flood on Wednesday, January 6, 1909. The water in the Kennebecasis had risen over three feet. Its destruction will cause great inconvenience to the people of that district. The Flewelling Box and Saw Mill at Perry's Point used the bridge for hauling shipments from their mill to the I.C.R.(Inter-Colonial Railway) at Jubilee. The telephone wires were also strung across the bridge. And, many parishioners used the bridge to attend church services at the Presbyterian Church, now St. Andrew's Kirk United Church in Hammond River. On the eastern side the spans from the shore to the centre were swept down river almost a mile on the Perry's Point side. Two spans were carried away, leaving only the centre portion with the steel draw" This draw, allowing busy steamer traffic to go up and down the river without hindrance, was removed from the bridge. The turn style portion of the bridge was located near the mill on the Kingston Peninsula side of the bridge. The remainder of the bridge was dismantled in 1913. The wooden cribwork filled with rocks still remains in the river where the bridge once stood. Over the years, there have been occasions of unsuspecting boaters hitting these abutments when the tide was on its way out and the abutments were not visible under the water. At low tide the abutments were visible all the way across the river. As a young girl I remember my father used to keep a selection of shear pins at our camp and paddle them out to the stranded boaters in distress. He was a welcome sight! Now 106 yers later the abutments have been worn down by the ice, but are still sometimes visible at extreme low tides in August. The Perry Point Ferry replaced the bridge and operated until the late 1960's, so traffic could once again cross the river.
Sources: The Telegraph, St. John, N.B. and Quispamsis: A Historical Sketch by the Town of Quispamsis