Point Wolfe
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Point Wolfe | |
|---|---|
| Point Wolfe, c. 1915 Point Wolfe, c. 1915 | |
Location of Point Wolfe within New Brunswick | |
| Coordinates: 45°33′13″N 65°0′46″W / 45.55361°N 65.01278°W | |
| Country | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Province | File:Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick |
| County | Albert |
| Parish | Alma |
| Named for | James Wolfe |
| Population | 0 |
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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]
Geography
Point Wolfe was located in the Caledonian Hills, at the mouth of the Point Wolfe River in Chignectou Bay.[2]
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.[3][4]
See also
- Fundy National Park - the park in which Point Wolfe is now a part of
- Point Wolfe Bridge
References
- ↑ "Parcs Canada - Parc national Fundy - Patrimoine culturel". archive.wikiwix.com (in français).
- ↑ "Noms de lieux du Nouveau-Brunswick - Point Wolfe". Archives provinciales du Nouveau-Brunswick. Retrieved 25 May 2013..
- ↑ "Provincial Archives of New Brunswick". archives.gnb.ca.
- ↑ Parks Canada Agency, Government of Canada (15 March 2023). "Point Wolfe". parks.canada.ca. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
