Unlocking a 400-year-old mystery in a Nova Scotia marsh
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An amateur historian from Connecticut and a team of researchers are closing in on the location of the Poutrincourt gristmill, built in 1607 on Allains River in Nova Scotia and destroyed by fire in 1643, believed to be North America's oldest mill and its first industrial power operation.
The exact location has not yet been confirmed; the team is narrowing down possibilities based on historical maps and current geography.
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