Campbell Carriage Factory Museum

Campbell Carriage Factory, Sackville, New Brunswick

The museum complex consists the main two-story factory building, with reception area at the rear (left), the blacksmith shop (centre), the warehouse (right) and a newly constructed carriage shed (not shown).

Hours

By appointment only. Please call 506-536-2541 to schedule a tour.

Admission and Accessibility

  • Admission is by donation
  • The blacksmith shop, warehouse, and ground floor of the factory are all wheelchair accessible.

Address

19 Church St., Sackville, New Brunswick E4L 1J6 CANADA

What you’ll see

The Campbell Carriage Factory in Middle Sackville, built in 1838, is one of the best existing examples of a 19th century industrial site in Eastern North America, according to experts from King’s Landing Historical Settlement. For over a century (1838–1951), the Factory was an important part of the local economy and is significant enough to be designated as both a provincial and a national historic site.

The last record of wages being paid was in 1951. When the last two employees stopped work, the factory was locked up and all its contents left undisturbed. For almost half a century the building with its treasure trove of materials and machinery lay hidden from sight.

It was with great enthusiasm that in 1998 the Board of the Tantramar Heritage Trust took on a major restoration of the carriage factory site focusing on “the horse era of Tantramar.” Over 6000 artifacts discovered within the building formed the basis for the contents of the museum. Continuing restoration work and further enhancements of the property in 2008 and 2012 have ensured that this historically significant site is preserved for future generations and is available to the public as a museum of unique interest and importance.

Campbell Carriage Factory exhibits

A glimpse of the main building viewed from the storage barn. Exhibits include carriages and sleighs manufactured in the carriage factory over the years.

At the rear of the property stands the monument to the Acadian village of Tintamarre, located in this area.

Location

Campbell Carriage Factory Museum is located at:

19 Church Street,
Sackville NB E4L 1J6

Directions

From Exit 504 on the Trans-Canada Highway take Route 940 north 3 km to Middle Sackville. At Silver Lake turn right on Church Street. Follow Church Street around the Baptist Church and the museum is immediately on your right.

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Acknowledgments

  • The Trust gratefully acknowledges support from the Town of Tantramar.
  • The assistance of the New Brunswick Heritage Branch (Tourism, Culture, and Heritage) is gratefully acknowledged.
  • The Trust gratefully acknowledges investment in the AGORA educational project by the Federal Department of Canadian Heritage.
  • The Trust gratefully acknowledges the support of the Rotary Club of Sackville.