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which was severely damaged in the harbour in 1906 when it toppled over at low tide and was crushed by its large deckload of timber. The shipyard and large sawmill were located at the harbour while the main village, known as "the Old Town" was located 1 mile (2 km) inland. The two were connected
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The Eaton's first sawmill was upriver in the "Old Town". In the 1890s, they built a much larger sawmill at
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Eatonville families maintain cabins in the area. The surrounding forests were logged by various Cumberland County Mills but especially for pulpwood by the
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separate post office and a large store. The store attracted customers from surrounding villages across eastern
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