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37 Water Street
 

J.D.B Fraser, built circa 1830, this building was home to a drugstore for nearly 150 years. James D.B Fraser opened his pharmacy here in 1835. He was one of the first people to manufacture and pioneer the use of chloroform in North America. In 1848, he administered the anesthetic to his wife during childbirth resulting in a furor within the town’s churches.

37 Water Street

37 Water Street
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