One of the most famous landmarks in the village is the Tatamagouche Creamery, begun by Alexander Ross in 1925. Over 1000 local farms supplied milk to the Creamery in order to produce its famous Tatamagouche Butter, which it did daily, making almost 2,000 lb (910 kg). After several people owned the Creamery, it closed its doors in 1992 but now the building houses the The North Shore Archives and the Giantess Anna Swan Museum along with exhibits on the local history and, of course, the creamery.
My real interest was to see the Anna Swan Museum. Anna Swan (1846-1888) was born close to Tatamagouche. She was just under 8 feet tall. The museum is only one room of exhibited items and information but it tells you lots about the life of this woman and her family.
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| Anna married another giant, Martin Van Buren Bates who stood at 7ft. 9 inches. They were named the tallest couple in the world. |
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| The couple travelled the world with the Barnum's Museum Show. |
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| Anna in her wedding dress. It was made with 100 yards of satin and trimmed with 50 yards for lace. It cost $1000.00. |
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| Anna and Martin had two children. The first one died at birth and the second one lived for a few days. The plaster models were made to show the difference between the size of the Bates baby, a normal baby and a premature baby. |
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| Can you image sewing this dress for an 8 ft. woman? It would be so heavy! |
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| Martin's ring. So big! |
Al is 6 ft. tall. Notice the shoe comparison. Me... I am just a shorty.
After visiting the museum we took a short walk over to the restored railway station where some of the old train cars are used as a restaurant. We had a lovely meal there and enjoyed the surroundings.
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| The dining car. |
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| Nicely restored train car. |
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| Our lunch. It was lovely! Some scallops and salad and soup and a large salad |
You can find so many things while travelling. Every town has a history! It is difficult to cover all of it.
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