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| − | This company was founded in [[Bridgetown]] in 1903 by Minard W. Graves, a farmer from Upper Granville who started with vinegar production but moved onto cider and other apple products. The plant grew to be one of the largest and best equipped | + | This company was founded in [[Bridgetown]] in 1903 by Minard W. Graves, a farmer from Upper Granville who started with vinegar production but moved onto cider and other apple products. He acquired the the Annapolis Valley Cider company in 1922. The plant grew to be one of the largest and best equipped cider and vinegar plants in Canada and allowed Graves to move into new areas, including canned apples, concentrate, and juice, and carbonated beverages, establishing other plants such as the [[M. W. Graves]] plant in [[Berwick]] and the [[Canada Foods Plant]] in [[Kentville]].<ref>[http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/graves_minard_wentworth_15E.html Barry Moody, "Graves, Minard Wentworth", ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography'', Volume XV (1921-1930)]</ref> |
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<Gallery> | <Gallery> | ||
| + | File:Btown3.jpg|The [[Bridgetown]] road bridge collapsed by ice with the [[Bridgetown Bridge|Railway Bridge]] and the [[Annapolis Valley Cider]] plant on left in distance, Mar. 15, 1920. | ||
File:Annapolis Cider Bridgetown.jpg|Annapolis Valley Cider Co. Ltd. July 1931. | File:Annapolis Cider Bridgetown.jpg|Annapolis Valley Cider Co. Ltd. July 1931. | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:34, 28 March 2021
This company was founded in Bridgetown in 1903 by Minard W. Graves, a farmer from Upper Granville who started with vinegar production but moved onto cider and other apple products. He acquired the the Annapolis Valley Cider company in 1922. The plant grew to be one of the largest and best equipped cider and vinegar plants in Canada and allowed Graves to move into new areas, including canned apples, concentrate, and juice, and carbonated beverages, establishing other plants such as the M. W. Graves plant in Berwick and the Canada Foods Plant in Kentville.[1]
Gallery
The Bridgetown road bridge collapsed by ice with the Railway Bridge and the Annapolis Valley Cider plant on left in distance, Mar. 15, 1920.
Annapolis Valley Cider Co. Ltd. July 1931.
