Pictou County, Nova Scotia is known provincially for several reasons. It’s the birth place of New Scotland; gateway for hundreds of early Scottish immigrants in the Maritimes. It is the home of world famous pizza, the Sobey’s international grocery chain, the hub of 19th century industry in the Maritimes and coal. Towns such as Stellarton, Westville, Trenton and Thorburn were developed and grew largely because of coal mining. The underground mining industry has vanished; only the scared grounds, old company row houses, museums, and the occasional sink hole remain as evidence of this once mighty industry. This geo-art will ask you 50 questions about Pictou County Coal (PCC). All caches are winter friendly and hidden along a quiet dirt road. Please log any DNF’s.
For questions 16-30 use this website: https://museumofindustry.novascotia.ca/nova-scotia-industry/nova-scotia-coal-mining-tragedies/pictou-county-coal-mines and https://museumofindustry.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/coal-and-grit
“Coal and Grit” covers what time period in Pictou County Mining History?
1798 – 1912: (428)
1827 – 2008: (989)
1900 - 2000: (173)
The cache can be found at: N 45° 30.582 W 062° 57.XXX