Town of Sussex,
New Brunswick
Cow (Buttercup) and Calf (Daisy)
Designer:
Harold MacEachern
(Anagance, NB)
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Built:
1986 (Daisy), 1987 (Buttercup)
Dimensions (estimated):
Daisy
Length: 16 1/2 Feet (5 Metres)
Daisy
Height: 12 Feet (3.7 Metres)
Construction Materials:
Cement over wire mesh, over welded steel re-bar
Location:
Exit 416 Sussex, across from the Four Corners Mainway.
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Reason for Building:
The monument was built as an attraction in front of the Irving Oil Limited bulk plant
to acknowledge that Sussex is the "Dairy Centre of the Maritimes".
Additional Information:
Originally placed on Highway #1 in front of the Irving Oil Bulk Plant facility (the first
thing you see when you come into the community) but was moved due to a government highway
improvement project.
Daisy and Buttercup are holstein cows.
Harold MacEachern also created the
Moose
in Goobies, Nfld and the
Moose
in Deer Lake, Nfld.
There are statues in front of other Irving Stations throughout the Maritimes including:
Moose
in Goobies, Nfld,
Moose
in Deer Lake, Nfld,
Deer
in Plaster Rock, NB,
Silver Fox
in Salisbury, NB, and
Blueberry
in Oxford, NS.
Information Source:
Irving Oil Ltd.
Picture Source:
Gerald Kornelsen
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Created By
DMY
on March 8, 1999
Last Updated: May 6, 2001
