“Opening Day of the Halifax Dry Docks, Sept. 20 1889. The Dartmouth Ferry boat, built by Burchill Johnson (?) Iron Works, Yarmouth, was the first boat to enter the dry dock.
Thousands of citizens witnessed the opening. Bands played on board the Dartmouth.
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