Arthurette, New Brunswick

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Arthurette
Location of Arthurette in New Brunswick
46°47′29″N67°29′12″W / 46.7915°N 67.486778°W / 46.7915; -67.486778

Arthurette is a Canadian farming community in Victoria County, New Brunswick. [1] It is located on the Tobique River halfway between the villages of Tobique Valley and Perth-Andover. The community is located where the Route 109 and Route 390 change banks of the Tobique River. [2]

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History

The community was named after Arthuret in Cumbria, England by Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore, who was lieutenant governor of New Brunswick from 1861 to 1866. [3]

There was once a covered bridge, but it was destroyed during the spring freshet on April 22, 1950. A replacement bridge was also swept away during a fall freshet on November 6. [4]

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References

  1. "Arthurette". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. Arthurette, NB, Canada (Map). Google. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  3. Hamiton, William Baillie (1996). Place Names of Atlantic Canada (illustrated, reprint ed.). University of Toronto Press. p. 44. ISBN   0802075703.
  4. "Two Bridges and Mill Carrier Lost". The Tobiquer (7): 5–8. 1986.