Elephant Rock, The Rock’s Provincial Park, Hopewell Cape, NB - A Postcard
The Old Bank Museum in Riverside-Albert has the distinction of having served two prestigious institutions, first The Bank of New Brunswick and, after bank amalgamation in 1939, the Bank of Nova Scotia. It was moved by one horse and a few men in 1928. It’s original location in Riverside by the wharf and next to a large hotel made it convenient for arriving and departing merchants and mariners. After the decline of local shipping industry it was moved to Albert.
New Brunswick’s largest bank robbery happened in 1984 at this bank. On the 11th of July two culprits held up the bank, but were were quickly caught and convicted. The money ($177,000) was never recovered.