Murray Corner is a community in the
Canadian province
Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...
of
New Brunswick in
Westmorland County on
Route 955.
Murray Corner is on the
Northumberland Strait; its main sources of recreation are boating, snowmobiling, horseback riding and other outdoor activities. Murray Corner is also the home of the
Murray Beach Provincial Park.
The former
local service district A local service district is a type of designated place in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. In the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, a local service district is a defined area led by an elected committee responsible for the deliv ...
took its name from the community.
History
Located north of
Murray Road, on the road to
Bayfield:
Botsford Parish, Westmorland County: David Murray, Joseph Murray, Andrew Murray and John Murray, originally from
Scotland, settled here about 1822: PO 1853–1913 with Pinquey Murray as the first postmaster: in 1866 Murray Corner was a farming and fishing settlement with about 22 families: in 1871 it had a population of 200: in 1898 Murray Corner had one store, two lobster factories, one church and a population of 150.
Notable people
See also
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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 municipalit ...
References
Communities in Westmorland County, New Brunswick
Designated places in New Brunswick
Local service districts of Westmorland County, New Brunswick
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