Gondola Point Explained

Coordinates:45.4389°N -65.9954°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:New Brunswick
Subdivision Type2:Town
Subdivision Name2:Quispamsis
Area Land Km2:9.12
Population Total:4,411
Population As Of:2001[1]
Population Density Km2:483.7
Timezone:Atlantic
Utc Offset:−4
Timezone Dst:ADT
Utc Offset Dst:−3
Area Code:506

Gondola Point is a former Canadian village and current neighborhood of the town of Quispamsis located in Kings County, New Brunswick. It was amalgamated with the town of Quispamsis in 1998.

It is the location site of the Gondola Point Ferry, a cable ferry crossing that connects the Gondola Point Arterial to Route 845 on the Kingston Peninsula.

It is also the location site of the St. Luke's Anglican Church. Built in 1833, the church is a National Historic Site of Canada and was registered in 2009.[2] [3]

History

Between May 31 - June 1, 1937, the former Gondola Point schoolhouse was destroyed by a fire, which started around 11 p.m. on the night of May 31. At the time of the fire, the schoolhouse had been unused for multiple years.[4] The origin of the fire was unknown.[5]

On January 1, 1998, the village of Gondola Point, the town of Quispamsis, as well as a portion of the community of Wells merged to form an expanded version of Quispamsis.[6] [7] The former mayor of Gondola Point at the time, Leslie Hamilton-Brown, was named the mayor of the expanded town of Quispamsis.[8]

Notable people

See main article: List of people from New Brunswick.

See also

References

  1. Web site: 2001 Community Profiles . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  2. Web site: HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca . www.historicplaces.ca.
  3. Web site: HISTORY OF FAIRVALE . rothesaylivingmuseum.nbed.nb.ca/ . 14 August 2023.
  4. News: Old School Razed By Mystery Fire . 14 July 2023 . da.tj.news . Evening Times Globe . June 1, 1937 . 11.
  5. News: This Day In History . 14 July 2023 . da.tj.news . Evening Times Globe . June 1, 1967 . 4.
  6. News: Kemp . Brian . Councillor wants close look at KV protection services . 14 July 2023 . Evening Times Globe . November 18, 1997 . 31.
  7. News: New town of Quispamsis has more options . 14 July 2023 . da.tj.news . Telegraph Journal . January 3, 1998 . 28.
  8. News: Young . David . Don’t throw your junk in my backyard . . . . 14 July 2023 . da.tj.news . Saint John Times Globe . Telegraph Journal . October 11, 1997 . 6.