Victoria Corner, New Brunswick
Victoria Corner | |
|---|---|
village | |
| Nickname: The Corner | |
  Victoria Corner | |
| Coordinates: 46°16′00″N 67°31′00″W / 46.266667°N 67.516667°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces of Canada | New Brunswick |
| County | Carleton County |
| Parish | Wakefield Parish |
| Founded | c. 1806 (as Bowyers Corner) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| Population (1901) From Statistics Canada | |
| • Total | 160 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Canadian Postal code | E7P |
| Area code | 506 |
Victoria Corner, New Brunswick is a community in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada located on the west side of the Saint John River, 3.71 km north of Wakefield, 10 miles from Woodstock,[1] on the road to Somerville.
History
[edit]It was formerly called Bowyers Corner for Charles Bowyer, who was an early settler.
Victoria Corner has been home to the New Brunswick Bible Institute, since 1944.
Notable people
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Angelo Heilprin, Louis Heilprin, ed. (1990) [1906]. Geographical Dictionary of the World. Vol. 2 : M to Z (reprint ed.). Concept Publishing Company. p. 1926. ISBN 978-81-7268-012-1.
External links
[edit]- Public Archives of New Brunswick, Place Names of New Brunswick
- Etta Haywood-Faulkner (2001) [Aug. 1994]. A History of Victoria Corner - Then and Now. OCLC 47161039.
46°16′N 67°31′W / 46.267°N 67.517°W
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