Pioneer Fox Farming National Historic Event

Alberton, Prince Edward Island
Dominion Experimental Fox Farm at Summerside, P.E.I. © Canada. Dept. of Interior | ministère de l'Intérieur / Library and Archives Canada | Bibliothèque et Archives / PA-043987
Dominion Experimental Fox Farm, P.E.I.
© Canada. Dept. of Interior | ministère de l'Intérieur / Library and Archives Canada | Bibliothèque et Archives / PA-043987
Dominion Experimental Fox Farm at Summerside, P.E.I. © Canada. Dept. of Interior | ministère de l'Intérieur / Library and Archives Canada | Bibliothèque et Archives / PA-043987Fox farm of Mr. Sim Coll, Ridgetown, Ont. © Canada. Dept. of Interior | ministère de l'Intérieur / Library and Archives Canada | Bibliothèque et Archives Canada / PA-043279
Address : Alberton, Prince Edward Island

Recognition Statute: Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date: 1939-05-29

Other Name(s):
  • Pioneer Fox Farming  (Designation Name)

Importance: Techniques and industry developed between 1880 and 1910

Plaque(s)


Existing plaque:  On Church Street near Cascumpec Road, Alberton, Prince Edward Island

Near this site, between 1880 and 1910, Robert T. Oulton and Charles Dalton pioneered the breeding and raising of silver black foxes in captivity. Subsequently, James Gordon and Robert Tuplin assisted in perfecting the technique and in developing the industry. These men furnished foundation stock for other ranches in North America, Europe and Asia. Their success stimulated experiments in other types of fur-farming in Canada.