And last one for now...
Prior to joining Canada (and for a while after), we elected the People's Party, flirted with Cuba, and all of that communist goodness. The effects still exist - we're the most heavily unionized anglophone jurisdiction in North America, etc. But one of the coolest effects is Port Union, which is a now National Historic Site of Canada as its only union-founded community.
At the centre of it is the 1946 Salt Fish Plant. As far as fish plants go, it's exceptionally beautiful. The whole historic district of Port Union has been mostly restored from literal ruin just a couple decades ago (this building, for example, had giant holes in it all of the place).
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The Salt Fish Plant has cultural value because of its relevance to the town of Port Union and its associations with early industry in this region. The Salt Fish Plant was developed by William F. Coaker, founder of the town of Port Union and the Fishermen’s Protective Union. The major focus of economic activity at Port Union revolved around the salt fish industry and this building was a hub of activity and a major employer for the union-built town. The Salt Fish Plant is valued for its scientific advances. Several components related to extensive early use of modern technology such as electric powered elevators, fish driers and presses remain in the building. The use of this technology put the fish plant ahead of many others in terms of production and output, allowing the Fishermen’s Trading Company a competitive edge in the salt fish market.
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Port Union and Port Rexton by
R C, on Flickr
Bonavista Peninsula by
R C, on Flickr