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Encyclopedia > List of communities in New Brunswick

Communities of the Province of New Brunswick, Canada Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope restored) Official languages English, French Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson Premier Bernard Lord (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 10 10 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 11th 72 908 km² 71 450 km² 1 458 km...

See also: List of parishes in New Brunswick

This is a list of parishes in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. ...

Incorporated municipalities

Alma is a village in Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada. ... Aroostook is a village in New Brunswick, Canada, located where the Aroostook River empties into the Saint John River, 11 kilometres north of Perth-Andover in Victoria county. ... Atholville is a village in northern New Brunswick, Canada, located along the Restigouche River and bordering the city of Campbellton to the west. ... The village of Baker Brook in New Brunswick, Canada, takes its name from 19th-century sawmill businessman John Baker. ... Balmoral is a village in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada; approximately 10 kilometres south of Dalhousie. ... Bas-Caraquet (French for Lower Caraquet) is a village on the Acadian Peninsula of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Bath is a village on the Saint John River in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada. ... Bathurst (2001 population 12,924) is a city at the mouth of the Nepisiguit River on the Baie des Chaleurs in Gloucester County in northeastern New Brunswick, Canada. ... Belledune is a village on the Baie des Chaleurs in northern New Brunswick, Canada. ... Beresford is a town on the Baie des Chaleurs in northern New Brunswick, Canada; located immediately north of the city of Bathurst. ... Bertrand is a village on the Acadian Peninsula of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Blacks Harbour (or Blacks as it is referred to by locals) is a town in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada, on the Bay of Fundy. ... Blackville is a village on the Southwest Miramichi River in central New Brunswick, Canada, approximately 40 kilometres southwest of Miramichi. ... Bouctouche is a town located in eastern New Brunswick, Canada, approximately 40 kilometres north of Moncton, and where the Bouctouche River empties into Northumberland Strait. ... The village of Bristol is nestled on the banks of the St. ... Cambridge-Narrows is a village on Washademoak Lake in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. ... The Restigouche River showing the J.C. Van Horne Bridge running between Campbellton and Pointe-à-la-Croix, Québec Campbellton (2001 population 7,798) is the smallest of the eight officially incorporated cities in New Brunswick, Canada. ... Canterbury has its roots in the foresty and railroad industries. ... Cap-Pele (or Cap-Pelé) is a village located on Northumberland Strait in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada; approximately 50 kilometres east of Moncton. ... Caraquet is a town in northern New Brunswick, Canada, on the Baie des Chaleurs. ... Centreville is a town in New Brunswick, Canada. ... Charlo is a village on the Baie des Chaleurs in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. ... Chipman is a village located on the Salmon River in central New Brunswick, Canada. ... Clair is a village in Madawaska County in the province of New Brunswick. ... Dalhousie is a town in northern New Brunswick, Canada, where the Restigouche River flows into the Baie des Chaleurs. ... Dieppe (2005 population 16,951) is a city on the Petitcodiac River in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada. ... Doaktown is a village on the Southwest Miramichi River in central New Brunswick, Canada. ... Dorchester is a village in Westmorland County, in South-Eastern New Brunswick, Canada. ... Drummond is a village in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada, approximately 5 kilometres southeast of Grand Falls in Victoria County. ... Edmundston is a city in Madawaska County at the junction of the Saint John and Madawaska Rivers in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada only a few kilometres from the border with Quebec and on the border with the United States, opposite the town of Madawaska, Maine. ... Eel River Crossing (sometimes called Eel River) is a village on the Eel River in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. ... The village of Florenceville is located on the banks of the St. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Fredericpolis silvae filia noblis (Fredericton noble daughter of the forest) Established: {{{Established}}} Area: 131. ... Fredericton Junction is a village on the Oromocto River in south-central New Brunswick, Canada, approximately 45 kilometres southeast of Fredericton. ... Gagetown is a small village in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. ... The town of Grand Bay-Westfield is an amalgamation of the Town of Grand Bay and the Village of Westfield, on the Saint John River northwest of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. ... Grand Falls (French: Grand-Sault) is a town in New Brunswick, Canada and is also the location of a series of rock ledges over which the St. ... This lighthouse greets visitors as they arrive by ferry Grand Manan Island (also simply Grand Manan) is a Canadian island, and the largest in the Bay of Fundy. ... Grande-Anse is a village on the Baie des Chaleurs in the Acadian Peninsula of New Brunswick, Canada, 25 kilometres northwest of Caraquet and 45 kilometres east of Bathurst. ... The town of Hampton is nestled on the Lower Saint John River System, 30 km northeast of the City of Saint John, Canadas first and New Brunswicks largest city. ... Hartland is a small town on the Saint John River in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Harvey (also called Harvey Station) is a village on Harvey Lake in southwestern New Brunswick, Canada, approximately 45 kilometres southwest of Fredericton. ... Hillsborough is a village in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. ... Kedgwick is a village in the Appalachian Mountains of western Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada, approximately 75 kilometres southwest of Campbellton and 15 kilometres east of the Restigouche River along Route 17. ... Lac-Baker (also called Baker Lake) is a village located on Lac Baker in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada, approximately 25 kilometres west of Edmundston. ... Lamèque is a town on Ile Lamèque off the Acadian Peninsula of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Le Goulet is a village on the Acadian Peninsula of New Brunswick, Canada; five kilometres south of Shippagan on the Gulf of St. ... Maisonnette is a fishing village on the Acadian Peninsula of New Brunswick, Canada, located across Caraquet Harbour from the town of Caraquet. ... McAdam is a village located in southwestern New Brunswick, Canada. ... Meductic a small village located along the St. ... Memramcook is a city in New Brunswick. ... Millville is a village located on the Nackawic River in western New Brunswick, Canada; approximately 45 kilometres northwest of Fredericton. ... Minto is a village on Grand Lake in central New Brunswick, Canada, approximately 50 kilometres northeast of Fredericton. ... Miramichi redirects here. ... Moncton (46°6′ N 64°46′ W) is the second largest city in the Canadian province of New Brunswick and is at the heart of the fastest growing urban area in the province. ... The town of Nackawic is located 65 km west of the city of Fredericton on the east bank of the Saint John River in New Brunswick, Canada. ... Neguac is a village on Miramichi Bay in northeastern New Brunswick, Canada, at the southern end of the Acadian Peninsula and 45 kilometres northeast of Miramichi. ... New Maryland is a village in central New Brunswick, Canada; located directly south of Fredericton. ... Nigadoo is a village located where the Nigadoo River flows into the Baie des Chaleurs in northern New Brunswick, Canada, 15 kilometres north of Bathurst and immediately north of Beresford. ... Norton is a village on the Kennebecasis River in southern New Brunswick, Canada, 55 kilometres northeast of Saint John. ... Oromocto is a town in west-central New Brunswick, Canada; approximately 20 kilometres southeast of Fredericton on the Saint John River. ... Paquetville is a village on the Acadian Peninsula in northeastern New Brunswick, Canada. ... Perth-Andover is a village in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada. ... Petitcoadiac is a small town in the Canadian Province of New Brunswick. ... Petit Rocher is a village on the Baie des Chaleurs in northern New Brunswick, Canada, approximately 20 kilometres northwest of Bathurst. ... Plaster Rock is a village on the Tobique River in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada. ... Pointe-Verte (Green Point) is a village on the Baie des Chaleurs in north-central New Brunswick, Canada, approximately 30 kilometres north of Bathurst. ... Port Elgin is a village in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada, near the Nova Scotia border. ... Quispamsis is a Canadian town located in Kings County, New Brunswick. ... Rexton is a village of about 800 people (per the 2001 census) on the Richibucto River in Kent County, eastern New Brunswick. ... Richibucto is a town in eastern New Brunswick, Canada, located where the Richibucto River empties into the Northumberland Strait. ... Riverside-Albert is a village on the Shepody River in Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada. ... Riverview Town Hall, Winter 2003 Riverview is a town in south-eastern New Brunswick, Canada located on the south side of the Petitcodiac River, opposite the much larger city of Moncton. ... 2001 population: 856 Riviere-Verte is a village in Madawaska County, in the province of New Brunswick. ... Rogersville is a town in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada. ... Rothesay, New Brunswick, Canada, is named after the town in Scotland of the same name. ... Sackville Waterfowl Park Sackville (45°54′N 64°22′W, AST) is a town in Westmorland County, located in South-Eastern New Brunswick, Canada, only eight km from the Nova Scotia border and 45 km from the regional city of Moncton. ... Saint-André is a village in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada, approximately 5 kilometres north of Grand Falls. ... Saint-Antoine (, AST) is a village located in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada, about 35 kilometres north of the city of Moncton. ... Saint-François-de-Madawaska is a village on the Saint John River in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada. ... St-Hilaire is a village on the Saint John River in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada. ... Saint-Isidore is a village on the Acadian Peninsula in northeastern New Brunswick, Canada. ... Saint John is the second largest city in the province of New Brunswick and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. ... Saint-Léolin is a village on the Acadian Peninsula in northeastern New Brunswick, Canada. ... Saint-Léonard (or St. ... Saint-Louis-de-Kent (often shortened to Saint-Louis) is a village on the Kouchibouguacis River in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. ... Saint-Quentin is a town in the Restigouche region of northwestern New Brunswick, Canada, approximately 50 kilometres west of the mountain Mount Carleton. ... Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska is a village on the Saint John River in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada; 30 kilometres southeast of Edmundston. ... Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël is an amalgamation of the communities of Sainte-Marie and Saint-Raphaël, located on ÃŽle Lamèque in northeastern New Brunswick, Canada. ... Salisbury, New Brunswick is a village in southern New Brunswick approximately 25 km west of Moncton on the Peticodiac River. ... The worlds largest lobster sculpture located in Shediac Shediac (46°13′N 64°32′W, AST) is a town located in Shediac Parish, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada on the Northumberland Strait, about 20 km from the city of Moncton. ... Shippagan is a town in northeastern New Brunswick, Canada, at the tip of the Acadian Peninsula. ... Stanley is a village on the Nashwaak River in central New Brunswick, Canada. ... For the parish in New Brunswick with the same name see St. ... St. ... St. ... St. ... Sussex is a town in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada, located about seventy kilometres north-north-east of Saint John. ... Sussex Corner is a village in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada, located immediately to the southeast of the town of Sussex. ... Tide Head is a village on the Restigouche River in northern New Brunswick, Canada; approximately 10 kilometres west of Campbellton. ... Tracadie-Sheila is a town in New Brunswick, Canada with a population in 2001 of 4,724. ... Tracy is a village on the North Oromocto River in southern New Brunswick, Canada. ... The Town of Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada is located in Western New Brunswick at 46. ...

Unincorporated communities

  • Aberdeen, New Brunswick
  • Aboujagane, New Brunswick
  • Acadie, New Brunswick
  • Acadie Siding, New Brunswick
  • Acadieville, New Brunswick
  • Adams Gulch, New Brunswick
  • Adamsville, New Brunswick
  • Addington, New Brunswick
  • Albert Mines, New Brunswick
  • Albrights Corner, New Brunswick
  • Alcida, New Brunswick
  • Alderwood, New Brunswick
  • Aldouane, New Brunswick
  • Allainville, New Brunswick
  • Allardville, New Brunswick
  • Allison, New Brunswick
  • Ammon, New Brunswick
  • Anagance, New Brunswick
  • Anderson Road, New Brunswick
  • Anderson Settlement, New Brunswick
  • Andersonville, New Brunswick
  • Anfield, New Brunswick
  • Anse-Bleue, New Brunswick
  • Apohaqui, New Brunswick
  • Arbeau Settlement, New Brunswick
  • Armond, New Brunswick
  • Arthurette, New Brunswick
  • Ashland, New Brunswick
  • Astle, New Brunswick
  • Aulac, New Brunswick
  • Avondale, New Brunswick
  • Back Bay, New Brunswick
  • Baie-Ste-Anne, New Brunswick
  • Baie Verte, New Brunswick
  • Barryville, New Brunswick
  • Bartibog Bridge, New Brunswick
  • Bates Settlement, New Brunswick
  • Bay du Vin, New Brunswick
  • Bayside, New Brunswick
  • Beaubassin East, New Brunswick
  • Beaverbrook, New Brunswick
  • Beaver Dam, New Brunswick
  • Bellefleur, New Brunswick
  • Berwick, New Brunswick
  • Big Hole, New Brunswick
  • Big River, New Brunswick
  • Black River, New Brunswick
  • Black River Bridge, New Brunswick
  • Blissfield, New Brunswick
  • Blissville, New Brunswick
  • Bloomfield, New Brunswick
  • Boiestown, New Brunswick
  • Bocabec, New Brunswick
  • Brockway, New Brunswick
  • Browns Flat, New Brunswick
  • Bull Lake, New Brunswick
  • Burnt Church, New Brunswick
  • Burton, New Brunswick
  • Burtts Corner, New Brunswick
  • Campbell Settlement, New Brunswick
  • Campobello Island, New Brunswick
  • Caron Brook, New Brunswick
  • Caverhill, New Brunswick
  • Chamcook, New Brunswick
  • Clarkville, New Brunswick
  • Cloverdale, New Brunswick
  • Cocagne, New Brunswick
  • Coles Island, New Brunswick
  • Connors, New Brunswick
  • Cornhill, New Brunswick
  • Dalhousie Junction, New Brunswick
  • Daulnay, New Brunswick
  • Debec, New Brunswick
  • Deer Island, New Brunswick
  • Derby, New Brunswick
  • Devereaux, New Brunswick
  • Douglas, New Brunswick
  • Dugas, New Brunswick
  • Dumfries, New Brunswick
  • Dundee, New Brunswick
  • Dunlop, New Brunswick
  • Durham Bridge, New Brunswick
  • Eel Ground, New Brunswick
  • Elgin, New Brunswick
  • Escuminac, New Brunswick
  • Evandale, New Brunswick
  • Fairisle, New Brunswick
  • Fairvale, New Brunswick
  • Five Fingers, New Brunswick
  • Four Falls, New Brunswick
  • Geary, New Brunswick
  • Glassville, New Brunswick
  • Glencoe, New Brunswick
  • Glen Levit, New Brunswick
  • Gondola Point, New Brunswick
  • Grafton, New Brunswick
  • Grande-Digue, New Brunswick
  • Hainesville, New Brunswick
  • Hampstead, New Brunswick
  • Hanwell, New Brunswick
  • Hartfield, New Brunswick
  • Hatfield Point, New Brunswick
  • Havelock, New Brunswick
  • Hawkshaw, New Brunswick
  • Hazeldean, New Brunswick
  • Head of Millstream, New Brunswick
  • Health Steele, New Brunswick
  • Hebron, New Brunswick
  • Honeydale, New Brunswick
  • Hoyt, New Brunswick
  • Inkerman, New Brunswick
  • Jacquet River, New Brunswick
  • Janeville, New Brunswick
  • Jemseg, New Brunswick
  • Johnsville, New Brunswick
  • Juniper, New Brunswick
  • Keswick Ridge, New Brunswick
  • Kingsclear, New Brunswick
  • Kingston, New Brunswick
  • Kouchibouguac, New Brunswick
  • Lagacéville, New Brunswick
  • Lake George, New Brunswick
  • Lakeville, New Brunswick
  • LaPlante, New Brunswick
  • Lawrence Station, New Brunswick
  • Limestone, New Brunswick
  • Loggieville, New Brunswick
  • Lorne, New Brunswick
  • Losier Settlement, New Brunswick
  • Ludlow, New Brunswick
  • Mactaquac, New Brunswick
  • Magaguadavic Settlement, New Brunswick
  • Magundy, New Brunswick
  • Maltampec, New Brunswick
  • Maple Ridge, New Brunswick
  • Marysville, New Brunswick
  • Maugerville, New Brunswick
  • McLeods, New Brunswick
  • Menneval, New Brunswick
  • Millerton, New Brunswick
  • Miscou Island, New Brunswick
  • Moulin-Morneault, New Brunswick
  • Napadogan, New Brunswick
  • Napan, New Brunswick
  • Nash Creek, New Brunswick
  • Nashwaak Bridge, New Brunswick
  • Nashwaak Village, New Brunswick
  • Nasonworth, New Brunswick
  • Nauwigewauk, New Brunswick
  • Nelson, New Brunswick
  • New Bandon, New Brunswick
  • New Denmark, New Brunswick
  • New Jersey, New Brunswick
  • New Mills, New Brunswick
  • Nicolas-Denys, New Brunswick
  • Noonan, New Brunswick
  • North Head, New Brunswick
  • North Tetagouche, New Brunswick
  • Northampton, New Brunswick
  • Notre-Dame, New Brunswick
  • Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, New Brunswick
  • Notre-Dame des Érables, New Brunswick
  • Oak Bay, New Brunswick
  • Odell, New Brunswick
  • Otis, New Brunswick
  • Oxbow, New Brunswick
  • Pembroke, New Brunswick
  • Penniac, New Brunswick
  • Penobsquis, New Brunswick
  • Petite-Lamèque, New Brunswick
  • Petite-Rivière-de-l'Ile, New Brunswick
  • Pigeon Hill, New Brunswick
  • Pinder, New Brunswick
  • Pokemouche, New Brunswick
  • Pokeshaw, New Brunswick
  • Pokesudie, New Brunswick
  • Pokiok, New Brunswick
  • Pocologan, New Brunswick
  • Point La Nim, New Brunswick
  • Pointe-Sapin, New Brunswick
  • Pont-Lafrance, New Brunswick
  • Porten, New Brunswick
  • Prince William, New Brunswick
  • Quarryville, New Brunswick
  • Queensbury, New Brunswick
  • Quisbis, New Brunswick
  • Red Bank, New Brunswick
  • Renforth, New Brunswick
  • Renous, New Brunswick
  • Richibucto-Village, New Brunswick
  • Riley Brook, New Brunswick
  • Ripples, New Brunswick
  • Riviere-du-Portage, New Brunswick
  • Robertville, New Brunswick
  • Rossville, New Brunswick
  • Saint-Arthur, New Brunswick
  • Saint-Basile, New Brunswick
  • Saint-Charles, New Brunswick
  • Saint-Ignace, New Brunswick
  • Saint-Jacques, New Brunswick
  • Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Restigouche, New Brunswick
  • Saint-Joseph-de-Madawaska, New Brunswick
  • Saint-Martin-de-Restigouche, New Brunswick
  • Saint-Sauveur, New Brunswick
  • Saint-Simon, New Brunswick
  • Sainte-Rose, New Brunswick
  • Salmon Beach, New Brunswick
  • Saumarez, New Brunswick
  • Scotch Lake, New Brunswick
  • Seal Cove, New Brunswick
  • Sheffield, New Brunswick
  • Shemogue, New Brunswick
  • Siegas, New Brunswick
  • Sisson Ridge, New Brunswick
  • Southampton, New Brunswick
  • South Tetagouche, New Brunswick
  • Springfield, New Brunswick
  • St. Margarets, New Brunswick
  • Stickney, New Brunswick
  • Sunny Corner, New Brunswick
  • Tabusintac, New Brunswick
  • Taymouth, New Brunswick
  • Temperance Vale, New Brunswick
  • Tilley, New Brunswick
  • Tremblay, New Brunswick
  • Upper Kent, New Brunswick
  • Upper Queensbury, New Brunswick
  • Val-Comeau, New Brunswick
  • Val-d'Amour, New Brunswick
  • Val-Doucet, New Brunswick
  • Verret, New Brunswick
  • Waterville, New Brunswick
  • Welsford, New Brunswick
  • Westfield, New Brunswick
  • Whites Cove, New Brunswick
  • Wicklow, New Brunswick
  • Wilsons Beach, New Brunswick
  • Wirral, New Brunswick
  • Zealand, New Brunswick


See also: List of other Canadian Cities, Towns & Villages by Province Aberdeen is a parish in western Canada on the Southwest Miramichi River in Carleton County. ... Albert Mines is a community that is one of the civil divisions of Hillsborough Parish. ... Allardville (pop. ... Apohaqui is a small village in New Brunswick, Canada, and was the hometown of former New Brunswick premier Frank McKenna and current mayor of Saint John, Norm McFarlane. ... Beaubassin East is a rural community in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada in Westmorland County. ... Burnt Church is a Mikmaq First Nations reserve in New Brunswick, Canada. ... Campobello Island is a Canadian island located in the Bay of Fundy near the entrances to Passamaquoddy Bay and Cobscook Bay. ... Deer Island is a Canadian island located in the Bay of Fundy at the entrance to Passamaquoddy Bay. ... Escumiac, (population, 242) is a fishing hamlet in Northumberland County, New Brunswickat the entrance to Miramichi Bay in eastern New Brunswick, Canada. ... Grande-Digue is a community in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada, counting approximately 3000 permanent residents and about as many occasional residents during the Summer period. ... Hanwell is an exurban community and local service district in west-central New Brunswick, Canada, immediately to the southwest of Fredericton. ... Juniper is an incorporated village of Carleton County, in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Kingsclear is a parish in southwestern New Brunswick, Canada in York County. ... Marysville is a borough on the north side of Fredericton, New Brunswick. ... Millerton is a little town in the middle of rural New Brunswick. ... Nash Creek is a small village located along the coast of Chaleur Bay in New Brunswick, Canada. ... Penobsquis is a village in New Brunswick, Canada, just outside the small town of Sussex. ... Pokiok Falls, early 1900s Pokiok, New Brunswick is home to the Pokiok Falls. ... Pocologan is a seaside community located on the Bay of Fundy between Saint John and St. ... Robertville is a small village established in 1884, located in Gloucester county, New Brunswick, Canada. ... Saumarez, New Brunswick is a parish in Canada. ... The town of Grand Bay-Westfield is an amalgamation of the Town of Grand Bay and the Village of Westfield, on the Saint John River northwest of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. ... This is a list of incorporated cities of Canada in alphabetical order by province. ...

Flag of New Brunswick New Brunswick
Counties Albert - Carleton - Charlotte - Gloucester - Kent - Kings - Madawaska - Northumberland - Queens - Restigouche - Saint John - Sunbury - Victoria - Westmorland - York
Cities Bathurst - Campbellton - Dieppe - Edmundston - Fredericton - Miramichi - Moncton - Saint John
Other communities Beresford - Bouctouche - Caraquet - Dalhousie - Grand Falls - Hampton - Oromocto - Quispamsis - Riverview - Rothesay - Sackville - Shediac - Shippagan - St. Stephen - Sussex - Tracadie - Woodstock

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New Brunswick is bounded on the north by Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula and Chaleur Bay and on the east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and Northumberland Strait.
New Brunswick's relative location away from the Atlantic coastline hindered new settlement during the immediate post war period; although there were some notable exceptions such as the founding of "The Bend" (present day Moncton) in 1766 by Pennsylvania Dutch settlers sponsored by Benjamin Franklin's Philadelphia Land Company.
The situation in New Brunswick was worsened by the Great Fire of 1877 in Saint John and by the decline of the wooden sailing shipbuilding industry.
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New Brunswick is at the northern limit of the Appalachian Mountains, a chain of ancient, eroded mountains.
The Province of New Brunswick was created in 1784, when recently-arrived Loyalists to the British Crown who resented being governed from distant Halifax, Nova Scotia, petitioned the British Government to allow them to form a separate province consisting of the mainland portion of Nova Scotia.
The University of New Brunswick was founded as King's College in 1785, one of the oldest educational institutions in North America.
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