Point Wolfe

Point Wolfe
Abandoned village
Point Wolfe, c. 1915
Point Wolfe Location of Point Wolfe within New Brunswick
Coordinates: 45°33′13″N65°0′46″W / 45.55361°N 65.01278°W / 45.55361; -65.01278
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Albert
Parish	Alma
Named after	James Wolfe
Population	0

Point Wolfe is a former Canadian village in Albert County, New Brunswick. It is currently a campground location at Fundy National Park. ^[1]

Geography

Point Wolfe was located in the Caledonian Hills, at the mouth of the Point Wolfe River in Chignectou Bay. ^[2]

History

Point Wolfe was situated near the village of Alma, at the mouth of the Point Wolfe River, in Chignecto Bay. As a farming village, Point Wolfe was home to about 72 families in 1866 and had a populated of 150 people in 1871. The village was expropriated as part of development for the Fundy National Park, which it is now a campground of. ^{[3] [4]}

See also

• Fundy National Park - the park in which Point Wolfe is now a part of
• Point Wolfe Bridge

References

1. "Parcs Canada - Parc national Fundy - Patrimoine culturel". archive.wikiwix.com (in French).
2. "Noms de lieux du Nouveau-Brunswick - Point Wolfe". Archives provinciales du Nouveau-Brunswick. Retrieved 25 May 2013..
3. "Provincial Archives of New Brunswick". archives.gnb.ca.
4. Parks Canada Agency, Government of Canada (15 March 2023). "Point Wolfe". parks.canada.ca. Retrieved 14 April 2024.