The foundation for the cradle is being constructed. The cradle itself has been built and will be placed on the site next week. The cradle was used to haul barges up the inclined plane from Dartmouth Cove to Sullivans Pond. This occurred during the second phase of the Shubenacadie Canal operated by the Inland Navigation Company.
In order to allow for the restoration of masonry work and flooring in the turbine chamber the Starr era turbine has been removed. As you can see it was in poor condition and the experts determined that because there are existing examples of this type of turbine, it would not be kept. There are plans to install a replica of the original canal era turbine.
