Freshwater came from the name of the stream that once ran through that area where the Public Gardens are now and then down past Victoria Park... where the road is now. From there it ran down hill and emptied into the harbour- Freshwater Stream. Once the industries and many people came along, it was no longer freshwater but became very badly... and sadly polluted. On 11-Feb-10, at 11:33 AM, Jay Underwood wrote: > Freshwater is now the area known better as the public gardesn. It > was once a > heavily industrialized area, with the gas works and Montgomery's Nova > Scotia iron Works foundry (ten ralway locomotives were built there). > > Jay Underwood > Elmsdale NS > >> From Jay Underwood and Railfare*DC Books > "Ghost Tracks": http://www.railfare.net/Ghost%20Tracks.html > "From Folly to Fortune": http://www.railfare.net/ > FromFollyToFortune.html > "Built for War": http://www.railfare.net/builtforwar.html > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Patricia Doherty" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 11:27 AM > Subject: [NS-L] Moriarty - The Halifax Citizen 7 Feb 1865 > > >> An article in the above paper reads that the body of Michael >> Moriarty was >> found drowned in the water at the wharf beside the Gas Works, >> Freshwater, >> where he was employed as a night fireman. There was no reference >> as to who >> his family might be other than to say his family depended on him for >> support. The accident apparently happened on Saturday 4 Feb. >> >> There was also an article in the Halifax Sun and Advertiser on >> Monday 6 >> Feb referring to the same person. again no mention of family >> >> Would anybody out there have any idea who this Michael Moriarty >> was ??? >> or where the Gas Works, Freshwater was ?? Thanks >> >> Pat >> ---------------------------------------- >> Basic List Commands: >> >> 1. To post to the list >> Send a message to: >> [email protected] >> >> 2. How to unsubscribe >> a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- >> [email protected] that contains only the word >> unsubscribe >> >> b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- >> [email protected] that contains only the word >> unsubscribe >> >> 3. How to subscribe >> Send an email containing only the word >> subscribe >> to [email protected] >> >> 4. How to change to Digest mode >> a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) >> b. Subscribe to Digest mode >> Send an email containing only the word >> subscribe >> to [email protected] >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > [email protected] > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOVA-SCOTIA- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message