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The Commercial Cable Canso Station was featured prominently in the Company's World Fair publications and promoted as one of the finest, technologically advanced and best outfitted relay stations of it's time.

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Laying of the cable by ship across the Atlantic Ocean and then across the lakes and rivers in Nova Scotia to the communities in Eastern Guysborough County. 

Building the Cable Infrastructure

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work shed in Fox Island -Photo courtesy of Canso Historical SocietyWhistle house on the lake - Photo courtesy of Canso Historical Societylaying of the cable over landShip laying the cable at seaMackay BennettLaying the cablelaying the cable-Photo courtesy of Canso Historical Societylaying the cable over land- Photo courtesy of Canso Historical Societylaying of the cable under ground _Photo courtesy of Canso Historical Societylaying the cable underground -Photo courtesy of Canso Historical Societylanding the cable onshorelanding the cable ashore-Photo courtesy of Canso Historical Societylanding the cable ashore-Photo courtesy of Canso Historical Societylanding the cable ashorehooking cable for maintenance