Wallace Quarry - A Brief Timeline 

1863 - First sandstone quarried by a local man, William McNab. He continued quarrying, loading schooners in the Wallace harbour by means of a scow.

1872 - Wallace Huestis Graystone Company was formed, leasing the quarry from William McNab. First cranes erected in the quarry and at the harbour for loading schooners bound for Boston among other places.

1885 - The quarry was sold to G.P. Sherwood & Co. who was also president of Dorchester Union Freestone Company. The two companies, based in the United States, shipped stone regularly to cities up and down the US east coast as well as Canada. They constructed a gravity railroad from the quarry to the company wharf for the ease of loading schooners. They continued to operate the Wallace Quarry for the next 27 years.

1912 - P. Lyall & Sons, large contractors at the time purchased the quarry. They modernized the operation with a steam mill for sawing, a large electric crane and steam shovels. They shipped stone all across Canada and the US including the rebuilding of the Parliament building in Ottawa after a fire. They continued quarrying sandstone under the name Wallace Sandstone Quarries Ltd. and finally Wallace Quarries Ltd.

 Notable Buildings Made From Wallace Sandstone

• Parliament Buildings - Ottawa, ON
• Nova Scotia Legislature - Halifax, NS
• Prince Edward Island Legislature - Charlottetown, PE
• Montreal Stock Exchange- Montreal, QC
• Various Projects in Central Park - New York, NY
• Customs Building- Montreal, QC
• Connaught Building- Montreal, QC
• St. Francis Xavier University - Antigonish, NS
• Royal Victoria College - Montreal, QC
• National Research Council - Ottawa, ON
• Dalhousie University - Halifax, NS
• Mt. Allison University - Sackville, NB
• University of New Brunswick - Fredericton, NB
• Confederation Building - Charlottetown, PE
• McGill Medical Building - Montreal
• American Consulate - Montreal
• Church of the Advent - Boston, Mass
• Dominion Building - Halifax, NS