Arthurette, New Brunswick

Arthurette

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Location of Arthurette in New Brunswick

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]

History

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Victoria County, New Brunswick

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

Main article: List of people from Victoria County, New Brunswick

• Former New Brunswick Premier John B. McNair was raised in Arthurette.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

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.