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February 26, 1925
- President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed the area around Glacier Bay a national monument under the Antiquities Act on February 26, 1925.
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History. As early as the 1720s, the French inhabited the area to supply Fortress of Louisbourg with coal. [1] . They named the location baie de Glace (literally, Bay of Ice) because of the sea ice which filled the ocean each winter.
The Dominion Coal Company, founded in 1893, made Glace Bay a boomtown. The municipality emerged from smaller 19th century colliery settlements. Immigrant workers came from Britain and Europe, but most of the population was drawn from rural Cape Breton , the Maritimes and Newfoundland.
It was one of the answers that led Marconi to abandon Table Head for a site on the other side of Glace Bay towards Port Morien, when it became necessary to increase the size of the aerial. The move, including the four towers, was made during the winter of 1904-05, but not before Marconi had begun to put his operation on a commercial footing.
Apr 16, 2024 · An important coal-mining town (into the 1980s) and port, it developed (along with the adjacent communities of Dominion and Reserve Mines) after major mining operations began in 1858. The town’s name is indicative of the annual drift ice ( glace) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and dates from the French period.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
History. Glace Bay was established in 1720 by French fishermen who were attracted to the area's rich fishing grounds. The community was incorporated in 1901 and became a major center for coal mining in the early 20th century. The community was named after the nearby Glace Bay, which is French for "icy bay."
Historical view. © Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parcs Canada. Address : Timmerman and Vivian Streets, Table Head, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. Recognition Statute: Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4) Designation Date: 1939-05-29. Dates: 1902 to 1902 (Construction) 1902 to 1904 (Significant) 1938 to 1938 (Significant)
The original site was established in 1902 at Table Head, on Cape Breton Island, by Guglielmo Marconi after the feasibility of transatlantic wireless communication was demonstrated in 1901. Located further south, between Glace Bay and Port Morien, the Marconi Wireless Station ceased operations in 1946.
