Targettville, New Brunswick
Targettville | |
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  Targettville Location of Targettville in New Brunswick | |
| Coordinates: 46°32′33″N 65°01′52″W / 46.542392°N 65.031166°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Kent County |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (Atlantic (AST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Area code | 506 |
Targettville is a community in Weldford Parish, located on the Richibucto River, 7.55 km NE of Fords Mills, on the road to Browns Yard. Today the community has a popular outdoor skating rink and recreation center with an outdoor playground. The facility holds community events such as music nights and family reunions as well as having a very active program for young children during the summer.
History
[edit]This community had a Post Office 1928-1956 and was site of the Targettville Quarry, an operation to extract stone along the river and move them to Richibucto to construct the break water for that harbour.