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'''Beaverbrook''' is a community in the [[Canadian]] province of [[New Brunswick]].
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'''Beaver Brook Station''' is a Canadian rural community in [[Northumberland County, New Brunswick|Northumberland County]], [[New Brunswick]].

==History==
{{See also|History of New Brunswick|List of historic places in Northumberland County, New Brunswick}}
Beaver Brook Station was created when the [[Intercolonial Railway]] was constructed through the area {{convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of [[Newcastle, New Brunswick|Newcastle]] (now part of the city of [[Miramichi, New Brunswick|Miramichi]]) in 1875.

==Notable people==
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[[Max Aitken]] grew up in the nearby community of [[Newcastle, New Brunswick]]. In accepting his peerage, he chose the name "Lord Beaverbrook" (note the spelling difference) in reference to this community, after initially considering the harder to pronounce "Lord Miramichi".<ref>Rayburn, A. (2001), ''Naming Canada: Stories about Canadian Place Names''. University of Toronto Press.<br>- Rayburn, A. (1975), ''Geographical Names of New Brunswick''. Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names, Ottawa.</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of communities in New Brunswick]]

==References==
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[[Category:Communities in Northumberland County, New Brunswick]]


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Beaver Brook Station is located in New Brunswick
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Location of Beaver Brook Station in New Brunswick

Beaver Brook Station is a Canadian rural community in Northumberland County, New Brunswick.

History

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Beaver Brook Station was created when the Intercolonial Railway was constructed through the area 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Newcastle (now part of the city of Miramichi) in 1875.

Notable people

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Max Aitken grew up in the nearby community of Newcastle, New Brunswick. In accepting his peerage, he chose the name "Lord Beaverbrook" (note the spelling difference) in reference to this community, after initially considering the harder to pronounce "Lord Miramichi".[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rayburn, A. (2001), Naming Canada: Stories about Canadian Place Names. University of Toronto Press.
    - Rayburn, A. (1975), Geographical Names of New Brunswick. Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names, Ottawa.

47°08′00″N 65°36′00″W / 47.13333°N 65.60000°W / 47.13333; -65.60000