The village of Pamdenec was a small bedroom community located on the
Saint John River, north of
Grand Bay, in Westfield Parish,
Kings County, New Brunswick
Kings County (2016 population 68,941) is located in southern New Brunswick, Canada. Its historical shire town is Hampton.
Both the Saint John and Kennebecasis rivers pass through the county.
Approximately half of the Kings County population ...
, Canada. Pamdenec had a post office from 1924 to 1968, was incorporated as a village in 1966, and became part of the village of Grand Bay in 1972.
[Pamdenic]
. ''Where Is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present''. Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
"Pamdenec" is a
Maliseet
The Wəlastəkwewiyik, or Maliseet (, also spelled Malecite), are an Algonquian-speaking First Nation of the Wabanaki Confederacy. They are the indigenous people of the Wolastoq ( Saint John River) valley and its tributaries. Their territory ...
name, meaning "little hill". The village was formerly called Hillside and in 1866, under that name, was a farming community consisting of approximately 75 families.
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In 2011, the area was listed on the ]Canadian Register of Historic Places
The Canadian Register of Historic Places (CRHP; french: Le Répertoire canadien des lieux patrimoniaux), also known as Canada's Historic Places, is an online directory of historic sites in Canada which have been formally recognized for their her ...
for its cultural value as the site of a group of summer cottages owned by members of the Jewish community of Saint John, mainly from the 1920s to the 1960s.Pamdenec Summer Community
. ''Canada's Historic Places''. Parks Canada Agency. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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Neighbourhoods in New Brunswick
Former municipalities in New Brunswick
Populated places disestablished in 1972
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