Arthurette, New Brunswick

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Location of Arthurette in New Brunswick

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]

Notable people

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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.

46°47′29″N67°29′12″W / 46.7915°N 67.486778°W / 46.7915; -67.486778

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