1863 First sandstone quarried by a local man William Mcnab. He continues quarrying loading schooners in the Wallace harbour by means of a scow.
1872 Wallace Huestis Graystone Company was formed leasing the quarry from William McNab. First cranes erected in the quarry and at the harbor for loading schooners bound for Boston among other places.
1885 Quarry Sold to G.P. Sherwood & Co. who was also president of Dorchester Union Freestone Company. The two companies ,based in the United States, shipping stone regularly to cities up and down the US east coast as well as Canada. They construct a gravity railroad from the quarry to the company wharf to ease loading schooners. They continue to operate the Wallace Quarry for the next 27 years.
1912 P. Lyall & Sons , large contractors of their time purchase the quarry. They modernize the operation with a steam mill for sawing, large electric crane, steam shovels. They ship stone all across Canada and the US including rebuilding of the Parliament building in Ottawa after a fire. They continue quarrying sandstone under the name Wallace Sandstone Quarries Ltd. and finally Wallace Quarries Ltd.
A list of known historical buildings and monuments using Wallace Sandstone
- Parliament Buildings - Ottawa
- Nova Scotia Legislature - Halifax
- Prince Edward Island Legislature - Charlottetown
- Montreal Stock Exchange- Montreal
- Various Projects in Central Park - New York, NY
- Customs Building- Montreal
- Connaught Building- Montreal
- St. Francis Xavier University - Antigonish, NS
- Royal Victoria College - Montreal
- National Research Council - Ottawa
- Dalhousie University - Halifax
- Mt. Allison University - Sackville, NB
- University of New Brunswick - Fredericton, NB
- Confederation Building - Charlottetown, PEI
- McGill Medical Building - Montreal
- American Consulate - Montreal
- Church of the Advent - Boston, MASS
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