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Point Wolfe

Coordinates: 45°33′13″N 65°0′46″W / 45.55361°N 65.01278°W / 45.55361; -65.01278
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Point Wolfe
Point Wolfe, c. 1915
Point Wolfe, c. 1915
Point Wolfe is located in New Brunswick
Point Wolfe
Point Wolfe
Location of Point Wolfe within New Brunswick
Coordinates: 45°33′13″N 65°0′46″W / 45.55361°N 65.01278°W / 45.55361; -65.01278
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyAlbert
ParishAlma
Named forJames Wolfe
Population
0

Point Wolfe is a former Canadian village in Albert County, New Brunswick. It is currently a campground location at Fundy National Park.[1]

Geography

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Point Wolfe was located in the Caledonian Hills, at the mouth of the Point Wolfe River in Chignectou Bay.[2]

History

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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.[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Parcs Canada - Parc national Fundy - Patrimoine culturel". archive.wikiwix.com (in French).
  2. ^ "Noms de lieux du Nouveau-Brunswick - Point Wolfe". Archives provinciales du Nouveau-Brunswick. Retrieved 25 May 2013..
  3. ^ "Provincial Archives of New Brunswick". archives.gnb.ca.
  4. ^ Parks Canada Agency, Government of Canada (15 March 2023). "Point Wolfe". parks.canada.ca. Retrieved 14 April 2024.