Arthurette, New Brunswick

Arthurette

Location of Arthurette in New Brunswick

46°47′29″N 67°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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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 [ edit ]

Former New Brunswick Premier John B. McNair was raised in Arthurette. ^{[
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References [ edit ]

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

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[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.

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