Speerville, New Brunswick

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Location of Speerville in New Brunswick

Speerville is a rural community in New Brunswick, Canada. [1] It is home to the Speerville Flour Mill, [2] [3] which opened in 1982. [4] [5] [6]

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History

Speerville was settled in 1820 by William, John, and James Speer. [7] In 1878, a post office opened with Oliver Speer as the first postmaster. By 1898, Speerville had a population of 100. [8]

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References

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  2. "Deconstructing Dinner - Speerville Flour MIll". Resilience. 8 February 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  3. "Speerville Flour Mill loses Sobeys as customer". CBC News . 26 April 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  4. Lazor, Jack (2013). The Organic Grain Grower: Small-Scale, Holistic Grain Production for the Home and Market Producer. Chelsea Green Pub. p. 12. ISBN   978-1-60358-365-7 . Retrieved 7 November 2019.
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  6. Sing, Nathan (7 October 2021). "The grassroots food insecurity initiatives putting an end to the 'starving student'". Macleans.ca. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  7. New Brunswick Genealogical Society (1991). Generations. New Brunswick Genealogical Society. p. 47. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  8. "Provincial Archives of New Brunswick". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Retrieved 7 November 2019.

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