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'''Beaver Brook Station''' is a Canadian rural community in [[Northumberland County, New Brunswick|Northumberland County]], [[New Brunswick]]. |
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==History== |
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'''Beaverbrook''' (officially Beaver Brook Station) (47° 08' 00" N - 65° 36' 00" W) is a community (unincorporated area) in the [[Canadian]] province of [[New Brunswick]]. Beaverbrook lies approximately 15 km north of [[Miramichi, New Brunswick|Miramichi]].<ref>Geographical Names of Canada http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/index_e.php</ref> |
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{{See also|History of New Brunswick|List of historic places in Northumberland County, New Brunswick}} |
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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. |
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==Notable people== |
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In accepting his peerage, [[Max Aitken]] chose the name Lord Beaverbrook in reference to this community (after initially considering the harder to pronounce "Lord Miramichi"). [[Max Aitken]] grew up in the nearby community of [[Newcastle, New Brunswick]]. |
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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> |
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*[[List of communities in New Brunswick]] |
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Beaver Brook Station
Location of Beaver Brook Station in New Brunswick
Beaver Brook Station is a Canadian rural community in Northumberland County, New Brunswick.
History
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
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