CA-K789Economy & trade
E.B. Eddy, match maker of the Chaudière
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Ezra Butler Eddy, born in Vermont, came to the Chaudière Falls in 1851 and started a small hand-operated match factory. He grew into a lumber magnate and maker of wooden goods, by the 1880s was Canada’s largest match producer and also made wood pulp, and in 1890 opened an up-to-date paper mill, helping make the Chaudière area a major industrial centre.
Scope & context
Eddy as described in his designation.
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Ezra Butler Eddy National Historic Person ↗
Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
Importance; plaque text