The Town of Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada is located in Western New Brunswick at 46.15°N, 67.57°W. The region is bordered to the west by the US state of Maine, and is 45 mi (72 km) WNW of Fredericton. It is known as "The Hospitality Town." Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope restored) Official languages English, French Flower Purple Violet Tree Balsam Fir Bird Black-capped Chickadee Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson Premier Shawn Graham (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 10 10 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked... Official language(s) None (English de facto) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 39th  - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²)  - Width 210 miles (338 km)  - Length 320 miles (515 km)  - % water 13. ... Motto: Fredericopolis silvae filia nobilis (Latin: Fredericton noble daughter of the forest) Frederictons Location in NB List of cities in Canada Coordinates: Country Canada Province New Brunswick County York County Established 1785 City Mayor Brad Woodside Governing body Fredericton City Council MPs Andy Scott MLAs T.J. Burke Greg...

History

The Town of Woodstock was largely settled by Loyalists following the American War of Independence. Britannia gives a heros welcome to returning American Loyalists. ... The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen of her North American colonies. ...

It was named for Woodstock Parish, established in 1786, which in turn was named for William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland and Viscount Woodstock, who was briefly British Prime Minister in 1783. 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, (April 14, 1738 - October 30, 1809) was a British statesman and Prime Minister. ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

The upper limit of Loyalist grants on the river fell to members of Colonel DeLancey’s 1st Battalion New Jersey Volunteers, and the members that accepted the land moved there early in the summer of 1784. Three small settlements were formed in this new area named Woodstock and they were: the Upper Corner; the Creek Village; and Lower Woodstock. 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

When Carleton County first came into being in 1832, Upper Woodstock was made the shiretown due to the influence of Colonel Richard Ketchum who donated land for construction of public buildings. The Old County Courthouse is now an historic site, having been restored under the Carleton County Historical Society. Carleton County redirects here, For the historical county in Ontario, see Carleton County, Ontario Carleton County (2001 population 27,184) is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada. ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Carleton County Historical Society (CCHS) was established in 1960. ...

However, after a bridge was built across the Meduxnekeag River, there was rapid growth of the Creek Village and this resulted in its being chosen as the Town of Woodstock. The Meduxnekeag River (muh-DUHKS-nuh-keg) is a small river in western New Brunswick, Canada. ...

Woodstock, incorporated in 1856, is the oldest incorporated town in New Brunswick. The first mayor was L.P. Fisher, who held office until his voluntary retirement some 24 years later. Being a great benefactor, he made provisions in his will for the building of several educational institutions, among them the first Agricultural and Vocational School in Canada, and the L. P. Fisher Public Library. 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Only known single picture Lewis Peter Fisher (1820 - October 10, 1905) was elected Woodstock, New Brunswicks first mayor in 1856, when the Town of Woodstock was incorporated. ... The L. P. Fisher Public Library, located at 679 Main St. ...

Charles Connell (1810 – June 28, 1873) was a Canadian politician from Woodstock, now remembered mainly for placing his image on a 5-cent postage stamp. His house, known as the Charles Connell House is now a museum run by the Carleton County Historical Society. Charles Connell (1810 – June 28, 1873) was a Canadian politician, now remembered mainly for placing his image on a 5-cent postage stamp. ... The Charles Connell House is the present name of the residence of the Hon. ... The Carleton County Historical Society (CCHS) was established in 1960. ...

Woodstock has had at least 22 newspapers operating at one time or another. The first was the Carleton Sentinel, beginning in July 1848 and ending in March 1943, merging with The Press to form the Sentinel Press. The Sentinel Press ended publication on June 1971.

The first dam at the mouth of the Meduxnekeag River was built c. 1886, and activated on December 1, 1886. It provided electric power for the town; inviting the beginning of industrial activity that included tanneries, carriage factories, a wool mill, sawmills and grist mills, two foundries producing stoves; furnaces and agricultural machinery, etc. 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This page is about making leather. ... Long and short hair wool at the South Central Family Farm Research Center in Boonesville, Arizona Wool is the fibre derived from the fur of animals of the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of other mammals such as goats, alpacas and rabbits may also be...

This dam was destroyed by an unusually high spring freshet, causing the spring flood of May 1, 1923. A flash flood (also a freshet, considered archaic) is a rapid flooding of low-lying areas, rivers and streams that is caused by the intense rainfall associated with a thunderstorm, or multiple training thunderstorms. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Another unusually high spring freshet in early 1987 resulted in major damage to the Canadian Pacific Railway's trackage and a railway bridge in Upper Woodstock lost two spans. This hastened CPR's decision to abandon rail service to the area. Today the former railway right-of-way is one of Woodstock's walking trails. A flash flood (also a freshet, considered archaic) is a rapid flooding of low-lying areas, rivers and streams that is caused by the intense rainfall associated with a thunderstorm, or multiple training thunderstorms. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An eastbound CPR freight at Stoney Creek Bridge in Rogers Pass. ...

Presently, Woodstock is the shopping centre for the surrounding area, being the closest town to the border. A New Brunswick Community College is located here. New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) or Collège communautare du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB) is the community college of New Brunswick. ...

Resources

The region has been the past center of iron working and mining.

Rock containing iron was discovered here in 1820, and in 1826 there was a report of low-grade iron ore. In 1848 operations began on some iron-manganese deposits, continuing until 1884. General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Atomic mass 55. ... This heap of iron ore pellets will be used in steel production. ... General Name, Symbol, Number manganese, Mn, 25 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 7, 4, d Appearance silvery metallic Atomic mass 54. ...

Zinc, copper, and lead have also been mined here. General Name, Symbol, Number zinc, Zn, 30 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 4, d Appearance bluish pale gray Atomic mass 65. ... General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance metallic pinkish red Atomic mass 63. ... General Name, Symbol, Number lead, Pb, 82 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 6, p Appearance bluish white Atomic mass 207. ...

Sursassite has been found in the nearby Strategic Manganese Mine.

Statistics

• Redneck; 100%
• Population 15 yr. & over – 22,000
• Population—County – 27,184
• Population—Woodstock – 5,198
• Population 15 yr. & over – 21,325
• Labour Force – 14,160
• Employed – 12,940
• Unemployed – 1,220
• Not in Labour Force – 7,160
• Unemployment Rate – 8.6%
• Participation Rate – 66.4%
• Bilingual Rate – 8.4%
• Annual High School Grads – 344
• Annual Community College Grads – 159
• Annual Community College Enrolment – 375
• High School Education (population) – 3,730
• College Education (population) – 2,690
• University Education (population) – 1,755

Source: Statistics Canada— 2001 Census - Dept. of Education

Historical population

• 1867 - 18,000
• 1951 - 3,996
• 1971 - 4,846
• 1991 - 4,631
• 1996 - 5,092
• 1999 - 4,631
• 2001 - 5,198
• 2004 - 5,100

Media

Woodstock has a small band of media, consisting of a radio station and weekly newspaper-The Bugle-Observer. The community is also served by WAGM-TV in Presque Isle, Maine in addition to regional Global and CTV newsrooms in Fredericton and Saint John. WAGM-TV is a television station located in Presque Isle, Maine. ... Presque Isle is a city in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. ... The adjective global and adverb globally imply that the verb or noun to which they are applied applies to the entire Earth and all of its species and regions. ... CTV is a TLA that may stand for: CTV Television Network - a Canadian English language television network Channel Television - the main television broadcaster in the Channel Islands Chukyo TV. Broadcasting - a Japanese TV station in Nagoya This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that... Motto: Fredericopolis silvae filia nobilis (Latin: Fredericton noble daughter of the forest) Frederictons Location in NB List of cities in Canada Coordinates: Country Canada Province New Brunswick County York County Established 1785 City Mayor Brad Woodside Governing body Fredericton City Council MPs Andy Scott MLAs T.J. Burke Greg... Saint John commonly refers to two (perhaps three) founding Saints of Christian religious doctrine: John the Baptist, also known as John of Jerusalem, who baptised Jesus at the start of Jesus ministry. ...

Radio

Woodstock's current radio station is 104.1 FM, EZ Rock. It was previously an AM station named CJCJ. CJEZ is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts an adult contemporary format at 97. ... We dont have an article called CJCJ Start this article Search for CJCJ in. ...

Print

The Bugle-Observer is the town's weekly newspaper, which is owned by the Irving family's Brunswick News. The paper went by the name of "The Bugle" for several years until it was sold to Brunswick news in 2003. Shortly there after, Brunswick News also bought the weekly paper in neighboring town of Hartland, The Observer. The staff of the two papers were combined into one office in Woodstock, at first producing two separate issues. Later, the papers were combined under one name, Bugle-Observer, which publishes twice weekly on Tuesday and Friday. The Bugle-Observer keeps Carlton County New Brunswick informed. ... Irving Big Stop truck stop sign near Fredericton, New Brunswick Irving Oil is a privately-owned gasoline, oil, and natural gas producing and exporting company. ... Brunswick News is a Canadian newspaper publishing company located in New Brunswick. ... Hartland is a small town on the Saint John River in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. ...

External links

• Town of Woodstock website
• New Brunswick Covered Bridges
• Unofficial Woodstock website

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Communities of New Brunswick

Counties: Albert - Carleton - Charlotte - Gloucester - Kent - Kings - Madawaska - Northumberland - Queens - Restigouche - Saint John - Sunbury - Victoria - Westmorland - York Communities of the Province of New Brunswick, Canada See also: List of parishes in New Brunswick Incorporated municipalities Alma, New Brunswick Aroostook, New Brunswick Atholville, New Brunswick Baker Brook, New Brunswick Balmoral, New Brunswick Bas Caraquet, New Brunswick Bath, New Brunswick Bathurst, New Brunswick Belledune, New Brunswick Beresford, New Brunswick... Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope restored) Official languages English, French Flower Purple Violet Tree Balsam Fir Bird Black-capped Chickadee Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson Premier Shawn Graham (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 10 10 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Brunswick. ... Image File history File links Nb-coa-thb. ... Albert County (2001 population 26,749) is located in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada on the Chignecto Bay of the Bay of Fundy. ... Carleton County redirects here, For the historical county in Ontario, see Carleton County, Ontario Carleton County (2001 population 27,184) is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada. ... Charlotte County(2001 population 27,366) is located in the southwestern portion of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Gloucester County (2001 population 82,929) is located in the northeastern corner of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Kent County (2001 population 31,383) is located in east-central New Brunswick, Canada. ... Kings County (2001 population 64,208) is located in southern New Brunswick, Canada. ... Madawaska County (2001 population 35,611) is located in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. ... Northumberland County (2001 population 50,817), the largest in the Province, is located in northeastern New Brunswick, Canada. ... Queens County (2001 population 11,862) is located in central New Brunswick, Canada. ... Restigouche County (2001 population 36,134) is located in north-central New Brunswick, Canada. ... Saint John County (2001 population 76,407) is located in southern New Brunswick, Canada. ... Sunbury County (2001 population 25,776) is located in central New Brunswick, Canada. ... Victoria County (2001 population 21,172) is located in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. ... Westmorland County (2001 population 124,688) is located in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada. ... York County (2001 population 87,212) is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada. ...

Cities: Bathurst - Campbellton - Dieppe - Edmundston - Fredericton - Miramichi - Moncton - Saint John Bathurst (2001 population 12,924) is a city in northeastern New Brunswick, Canada located at the mouth of the Nepisiguit River on the Baie des Chaleurs in Gloucester County. ... J.C. Van Horne Bridge crossing between Campbellton and Pointe-à-la-Croix, Québec The Restigouche River showing the J.C. Van Horne Bridge crossing 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... Dieppe (2005 population estimate 18,000) is a city on the Petitcodiac River in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada. ... 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. ... Motto: Fredericopolis silvae filia nobilis (Latin: Fredericton noble daughter of the forest) Frederictons Location in NB List of cities in Canada Coordinates: Country Canada Province New Brunswick County York County Established 1785 City Mayor Brad Woodside Governing body Fredericton City Council MPs Andy Scott MLAs T.J. Burke Greg... Miramichi redirects here. ... Moncton () is the second largest city in the Canadian province of New Brunswick and lies at the centre of the fastest growing urban region in the province. ... Saint John[1] is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. ...

Towns: Beresford - Bouctouche - Caraquet - Dalhousie - Grand Bay-Westfield - Grand Falls - Hampton - Hartland - Lameque - Nackawic - Oromocto - Quispamsis - Richibucto - Riverview - Rothesay - Sackville - Shediac - Shippagan - St. Andrews - St. George - St-Leonard - St-Quentin - St. Stephen - Sussex - Tracadie-Sheila - Woodstock Beresford is a town on the Baie des Chaleurs in northern New Brunswick, Canada; located immediately north of the city of Bathurst. ... 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. ... Caraquet is a town in northern New Brunswick, Canada, on the Baie des Chaleurs. ... Dalhousie is a town at the northern most tip of New Brunswick, Canada, where the Restigouche River flows into the Baie des Chaleurs. ... 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. ... The town of Hampton, New Brunswick, Canada is located on the Kennebecasis River, 30 kilometres northeast of the City of Saint John. ... Hartland is a small town on the Saint John River in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Lamèque is a town on Ile Lamèque off the Acadian Peninsula of New Brunswick, Canada. ... 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. ... Oromocto is a town in west-central New Brunswick, Canada; approximately 20 kilometres southeast of Fredericton on the Saint John River. ... Quispamsis is a Canadian town located in Kings County, New Brunswick. ... Richibucto is a town in eastern New Brunswick, Canada, located where the Richibucto River empties into the Northumberland Strait. ... 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. ... Rothesay is a Canadian town located in Kings County, New Brunswick. ... Sackville Waterfowl Park Sackville (, 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. ... 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. ... For the parish in New Brunswick with the same name see St. ... St. ... Saint-Léonard (or St. ... Saint-Quentin is a town in the Restigouche region of northwestern New Brunswick, Canada, approximately 50 kilometres west of the mountain Mount Carleton. ... St. ... Sussex is a town in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada, located about seventy kilometres north-north-east of Saint John. ... Tracadie-Sheila is a town in New Brunswick, Canada with a population in 2001 of 4,724. ...

Villages (1000+ people): Atholville - Balmoral - Bas-Caraquet - Belledune - Bertrand - Blacks Harbour - Blackville - Cap-Pele - Charlo - Chipman - Eel River Crossing - Grand Manan - Hillsborough - Kedgwick - McAdam - Memramcook - Minto - Neguac - New Maryland - Norton - Perth-Andover - Petitcodiac - Petit-Rocher - Plaster Rock - Pointe-Verte - Rogersville - St-Antoine - Ste-Anne-de-Madawaska - Salisbury - Sussex Corner - Tide Head Atholville is a village in northern New Brunswick, Canada, located along the Restigouche River and bordering the city of Campbellton to the west. ... 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. ... Belledune is a village on the Baie des Chaleurs in northern New Brunswick, Canada. ... 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. ... Cap-Pele (or Cap-Pelé) is a village located on Northumberland Strait in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada; approximately 50 kilometres east of Moncton. ... 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. ... Eel River Crossing (sometimes called Eel River) is a village on the Eel River in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. ... 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. ... 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. ... McAdam is a village located in southwestern New Brunswick, Canada. ... Memramcook is a city in New Brunswick. ... Minto is a village on Grand Lake in central New Brunswick, Canada, approximately 50 kilometres northeast of Fredericton. ... Neguac is a village on Miramichi Bay in north-eastern New Brunswick, Canada, at the southern end of the Acadian Peninsula and 44 kilometres northeast of Miramichi. ... New Maryland is a village in central New Brunswick, Canada; located directly south of Fredericton. ... Norton is a village on the Kennebecasis River in southern New Brunswick, Canada, 55 kilometres northeast of Saint John. ... 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. ... Rogersville is a town in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada. ... Saint-Antoine (, AST) is a village located in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada, about 35 kilometres north of the city of Moncton. ... Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska is a village on the Saint John River in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada; 30 kilometres southeast of Edmundston. ... Salisbury, New Brunswick is a village in southern New Brunswick approximately 25 km west of Moncton on the Peticodiac River. ... 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. ...