Point Wolfe

Abandoned village in New Brunswick, Canada
45°33′13″N 65°0′46″W / 45.55361°N 65.01278°W / 45.55361; -65.01278Country CanadaProvince New BrunswickCountyAlbertParishAlmaNamed forJames WolfePopulation
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Point Wolfe is a former Canadian village in Albert County, New Brunswick. It is currently a campground location at Fundy National Park.[1]

History

Point Wolfe was situated near the village of Alma, at the mouth of the Point Wolfe River, in Chignecto Bay. As a farming village, Point Wolfe was home to about 72 families in 1866 and had a populated of 150 people in 1871. The village was expropriated as part of development for the Fundy National Park, which it is now a campground of.[2][3]

See also

  • Fundy National Park - the park in which Point Wolfe is now a part of
  • Point Wolfe Bridge

References

  1. ^ "Parcs Canada - Parc national Fundy - Patrimoine culturel". archive.wikiwix.com (in French).
  2. ^ "Provincial Archives of New Brunswick". archives.gnb.ca.
  3. ^ Parks Canada Agency, Government of Canada (15 March 2023). "Point Wolfe". parks.canada.ca. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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