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Northampton, New Brunswick
Northampton is a Canadian community in Carleton County, New Brunswick. History Located on the eastern shore of the Saint John River, 10 km SSE of Woodstock, Northampton is a rural community lying along Route 105: Northampton Parish, Carleton County: PO 1853-1914: in 1866 Northampton was a farming community with about 68 resident families: in 1871 it had a population of 250: in 1898 Northampton had 1 post office, 1 sawmill, 1 church and a population of 200: included the community of Ferryville, which was named for the ferry operated by Aaron Putnam in 1809: PO Ferryville 1865-1910: in 1898 Ferryville was a settlement with 1 post office, 1 church and a population of 150. Notable people * Charles Connell - Politician See also *List of communities in New Brunswick This is a list of communities in New Brunswick, a province in Canada. For the purposes of this list, a community is defined as either an incorporated municipality, an Indian reserve, or an unincorporated com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carleton County, New Brunswick
Carleton County (2016 population 26,220) is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada. The western border is Aroostook County, Maine, Aroostook County, Maine, the northern border is Victoria County, New Brunswick, Victoria County, and the southeastern border is York County, New Brunswick, York County from which it was formed in 1831. The Saint John River (New Brunswick), Saint John River bisects the western section of the county. The Southwest Miramichi River flows through the eastern section of the county. Potato farming is a major industry. The scenic town of Hartland, New Brunswick, Hartland is home to the longest covered bridge in the world. Transportation Major Highways * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Census subdivisions List of communities in New Brunswick, Communities There are five incorporated municipalities within Carleton County (listed by 2016 population): First Nations There is one First Nations reserve in Carleton County, the Woodstock_First_Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and French as its official languages. New Brunswick is bordered by Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to the west. New Brunswick is about 83% forested and its northern half is occupied by the Appalachians. The province's climate is continental with snowy winters and temperate summers. New Brunswick has a surface area of and 775,610 inhabitants (2021 census). Atypically for Canada, only about half of the population lives in urban areas. New Brunswick's largest cities are Moncton and Saint John, while its capital is Fredericton. In 1969, New Brunswick passed the Official Languages Act which began recognizing French as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint John River (Bay Of Fundy)
The Saint John River (french: Fleuve Saint-Jean; Maliseet-Passamaquoddy: ''Wolastoq'') is a long river that flows from Northern Maine into Canada, and runs south along the western side of New Brunswick, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean in the Bay of Fundy. Eastern Canada's longest river, its drainage basin is one of the largest on the east coast at about . A part of the border between New Brunswick and Maine follows 130 km (80 miles) of the river. A tributary forms 55 km (35 miles) of the border between Quebec and Maine. New Brunswick settlements through which it passes include, moving downstream, Edmundston, Fredericton, Oromocto, and Saint John. It is regulated by hydro-power dams at Mactaquac, Beechwood, and Grand Falls, New Brunswick. Hydronym Samuel de Champlain visited the mouth of the river on the feast day of John the Baptist in 1604 and renamed it the Rivière Saint-Jean or Saint John River in English. Many waterways in the system retain their origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodstock, New Brunswick
Woodstock is a town in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada on the Saint John River, 103 km upriver from Fredericton at the mouth of the Meduxnekeag River. It is near the Canada–United States border and Houlton, Maine and the intersection of Interstate 95 and the Trans-Canada Highway making it a transportation hub. It is also a service centre for the potato industry and for more than 26,000 people in the nearby communities of Hartland, Florenceville-Bristol, Centreville, Bath, Meductic, and Canterbury for shopping, employment and entertainment. Woodstock was possibly named after Woodstock, Oxfordshire. The name is Old English in origin, meaning a "clearing in the woods". New Brunswick historian William Francis Ganong believed the parish (and later town) was named in honour of Viscount Woodstock, a junior title of the Duke of Portland, Prime Minister of Great Britain when the Loyalists arrived in New Brunswick. History Little is known of the area before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northampton Parish, New Brunswick
Northampton is a civil parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada, sitting across the Saint John River from Woodstock. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was comprised two local service districts, both of which were members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC). The Census subdivision of Northampton Parish shares the civil parish's borders. Origin of name The parish's name may have come from it being on what was then the northern edge of York County. History Northampton was erected in 1786 as one of York County's original parishes. It originally included most of Southampton Parish and modern Northampton Parish. Boundaries Northampton Parish is roughly triangular in shape, bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 102, 111, and 112 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 306, 324, 325, and 345 at same site. * on the west by the Saint John River; * on the southeast by York County; * on the north by a line beginnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Connell
Charles Connell (1810 – June 28, 1873) was a Canadian politician, now remembered mainly for placing his image on a 5-cent postage stamp. Born in Northampton in the then-British colony of New Brunswick to a family of Loyalists who had fled the American Revolution, he entered politics in 1846, serving in the colony's Legislative Assembly and House of Assembly. Career In 1858, Connell was appointed Postmaster General of the colony, at a time when increasing trade with the United States was forcing the British colonies to reconsider their currencies and institute a decimal system that would be more familiar to their American neighbors. New Brunswick adopted a decimal currency in 1859, and in the following year, Connell issued the first series of postage stamps in the new denomination. While few people had problems with the new currency, they were outraged that Connell chose to depict himself on the 5-cent stamp. In an effort to stem the criticism and charges of extreme arroga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Communities In New Brunswick
This is a list of communities in New Brunswick, a province in Canada. For the purposes of this list, a community is defined as either an incorporated municipality, an Indian reserve, or an unincorporated community inside or outside a municipality. Cities New Brunswick has eight cities. Indian reserves First Nations Parishes New Brunswick has 152 parishes, of which 150 are recognized as census subdivisions by Statistics Canada. Local service districts Rural communities New Brunswick has seven rural communities. Towns and villages New Brunswick has 27 towns and 66 villages. Neighbourhoods Local service districts Other communities and settlements This is a list of communities and settlements in New Brunswick. A–B ; A * Aboujagne * Acadie * Acadie Siding * Acadieville * Adams Gulch * Adamsville * Albert Mines * Albrights Corner * Alderwood * Aldouane * Allainville * Allardville * Allison * Ammon * Anagance * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
