Mechanic Settlement, New Brunswick

Mechanic Settlement, New Brunswick
Mechanic Settlement is located in New Brunswick
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Mechanic Settlement
Location of Mechanic Settlement in New Brunswick

Mechanic Settlement is a Canadian community about twenty minutes outside Sussex, New Brunswick. Its population is approximately 100. It is beside the Fundy National Park.

It was founded in 1843 by a group of mechanics and laborers from Saint John, New Brunswick.[1]

By 1853 it had a post office, which was removed in 1928.

In November 2010, the community received more than 291mm of rain.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Mechanic Settlement". Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present. Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. http://archives.gnb.ca/Exhibits/Communities/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&community=2513. Retrieved 9 November 2010. 
  2. ^ "N.S. floods prompt state of emergency". CBC.ca. November 8, 2010. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2010/11/08/ns-rain-emergency.html. Retrieved 9 November 2010. 

Coordinates: 45°44′N 65°12′W / 45.733°N 65.2°W / 45.733; -65.2


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