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'''Beaverbrook''' (officially Beaver Brook Station) 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> |
'''Beaverbrook''' (officially Beaver Brook Station) 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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[[Max Aitken]] grew up in the nearby community of [[Newcastle, New Brunswick]]. 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").<ref>St John NB & The Magnificent Irvings + Art heist at Beaverbrook Gallery http://annamation.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/st-john-nb-the-magnificent-irvings-art-heist-at-beaverbrook-gallery/</ref> <ref>Rayburn, A. 2001. Naming Canada: Stories about Canadian Place Names. University of Toronto Press.</ref> <ref>Rayburn, A. 1975. Geographical Names of New Brunswick. Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names, Ottawa.</ref> |
[[Max Aitken]] grew up in the nearby community of [[Newcastle, New Brunswick]]. 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").<ref>St John NB & The Magnificent Irvings + Art heist at Beaverbrook Gallery http://annamation.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/st-john-nb-the-magnificent-irvings-art-heist-at-beaverbrook-gallery/</ref> <ref>Rayburn, A. 2001. Naming Canada: Stories about Canadian Place Names. University of Toronto Press.</ref> <ref>Rayburn, A. 1975. Geographical Names of New Brunswick. Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names, Ottawa.</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:47, 28 September 2008
Beaverbrook
Location of Beaverbrook in New Brunswick
Beaverbrook (officially Beaver Brook Station) is a community (unincorporated area) in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Beaverbrook lies approximately 15 km north of Miramichi.[1]
Max Aitken grew up in the nearby community of Newcastle, New Brunswick. 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").[2] [3] [4]
References
- ^ Geographical Names of Canada http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/index_e.php
- ^ St John NB & The Magnificent Irvings + Art heist at Beaverbrook Gallery http://annamation.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/st-john-nb-the-magnificent-irvings-art-heist-at-beaverbrook-gallery/
- ^ 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.
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