Guysborough County’s Drum Head Boiler is staying put. The boiler was part of a ship that caught fire and was hauled offshore to sink more than 100 years ago. It remains partially submerged and visible to residents of the community. Early this year, Nova Scotia Lands, a provincial Crown corporation, said it would clean up […]
It s not pretty, but it s important : Residents rally to save piece of sunken vessel
While many coastal communities in Nova Scotia have fought hard to get rid of their derelict vessels, the residents of Drum Head have fallen in love with theirs and don t want to see it go.
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Boiler from a schooner that went down off Drum Head, N.S., has sat just offshore for a century
Posted: May 07, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: May 7
The boiler is the only remnant of a vessel that sank off the shores of Drum Head, N.S., in the 1920s. (Save The Drumhead Boiler/Facebook)