Dipper Harbour is a community on Route 790 in Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Dipper Harbour is located on the Bay of Fundy, 5.24 kilometres (3.26 mi) east of Maces Bay: Musquash Parish, St. John County: named for a species of duck known as the bufflehead or dipper duck: PO 1855-1939. In 1866 Dipper Harbour was a fishing and farming community with about 23 resident families: in 1871 it had a post office, a church and a population of 200. [1]
The Royal Navy vessel HMS Plumper was wrecked here in 1812, after capturing three small American privateer ships as part of the War of 1812. [2]
The following are a list of public schools in the community:
School name | Start | End | School district | Year open | Max enrolment | 2012 enrolment | Notes |
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Fundy Shores School | K | Fifth Grade (5) | Anglophone South | ||||