On top of a hill in Dalhousie, colloquially known as Dalhousie Mountain, there are numerous names carved into rocks. Most are weathered and worn from the elements, but names such as "J.D. Howe" and the date "SPT 1880" can still be seen. However, there is a mystery.
What exactly are these names doing on the top of that mountain? Bill Clarke, the director of the Restigouche Regional Museum, said there's no concrete explanation as to who carved the names or why. Clarke also said not a lot of research has been done to find out. "We haven't really done a lot of research on them largely because there's so much else to do."
While someone must have known about the existence of the name carvings, their modern-day discovery took place sometime in the late 1980s or early 1990s. A crew was working on the mountain, cutting what would become the New Brunswick trail. Gary Archibald, one of the men working on the crew, said the names were found...CONTINUE READING
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