Purcell's Cove has historically been an important location for the quarrying of granite, ironstone, and slate.
In her book, Purcell's Cove: The Little Place that Helped Build Halifax City, Elsie Millington explains how important Purcell's Cove was for the building of Halifax.
Many buildings in downtown Halifax including the Citadel, the historic Halifax Town Clock, the walls of the Grand Parade, and the old post office used stone produced by quarries at Purcell's Cove.
The railroad in the granite quarry is thought to be the first constructed anywhere in Eastern Canada.
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