Hopewell Hill is a Canadian rural community in

Albert County Albert County (2016 population 29,158) is New Brunswick's third-youngest county located on the Western side of the Petitcodiac River on the Chignecto Bay in the Bay of Fundy. Prior to the abolition of county government in 1967, the shire town ...

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. It is most famous for being the birthplace of

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, PC, KC, LL.B (July 3, 1870 – June 26, 1947), who was the eleventh

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from August 7, 1930 to October 23, 1935. Hopewell Hill has a

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of almost 200, and has a store, an auto garage, a

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and a

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History

Cyrus Wesley Peck Cyrus Wesley Peck & Bar (26 April 1871 – 27 September 1956) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Peck was one of the ...

- Hopewell Hill born recipient of the

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for actions at

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during the

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Communities in Albert County, New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-geo-stub

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