Story kiosk location
- Southeast corner of Sussex and George
Important dates
- 1876 – The current market building dates from the 1920s, replacing the grand one built in 1876 that featured two towers over an arched gateway
Audiofile
- No
Who lived here?
Most settlers in this area, known as Lower Town, were labourers, Catholic, and of French-Canadian and Irish origin. The wealthier inhabitants of Upper Town on the other side of the canal were mainly Protestants of English and Scottish origin.