I work for the current company that occupies the former Trenton Works Ltd. buildings, and am fascinated by the history of this industrial town. I love working in a manufacturing/industrial environment, it is a pace and excitement and lifestyle unlike any other. The 160 acre site has been home to a variety of companies relating to the steel industries since the 1870s, everything from steel mill to rail cars to wind turbines.
One of the first incarnations was the former Hope Iron Works in 1872, followed by Nova Scotia Forge Company and many others after that. One of the most notable was Trenton Works Ltd., and the town has a a long memory for the site that provided employment for more than a century. Many of the current employees of DSTN: DSME Trenton were employees of Trenton Works, and the town is struggling to adjust to it's new reality since the closure of Trenton Works in 2007. DSTN: DSME Trenton Ltd, builds wind turbines and pressure vessels with future diversification in the works. I look forward to seeing this vast plant teeming with activity once again.
Detailed history is easily available by doing a google search on Trenton Works Ltd. Railcars! Axles!
This cache is a magnetic nano. While it is wheelchair accessible it may not be in winter if the snow is not cleared.