Inkerman, New Brunswick Explained

Inkerman is a community in the Canadian province of New Brunswick on Inkerman Lake. It is located mainly on Route 113.

History

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Gloucester County, New Brunswick. The place is named after the Battle of Inkerman in the Crimean War.^[1]

The area was once served by the Caraquet and Gulf Shore Railway, a section of which ran between Tracadie and Shippagan.^[2] In 2017, a 500 metre former railway bridge, then being used as part of the Sentier NB Trail, was destroyed by fire.^[3]

Notable people

See main article: List of people from Gloucester County, New Brunswick.

See also

• Inkerman Parish
• List of communities in New Brunswick

References

1. Book: Hamiton. William Baillie. Place Names of Atlantic Canada. 1996. University of Toronto Press. 0802075703. illustrated, reprint. 87. 17 October 2017.
2. Book: Woods . Shirley E. . Cinders & Saltwater: The Story of Atlantic Canada's Railways . 1992 . Nimbus . Halifax . 162-163.
3. News: Fraser . Elizabeth . Fire that destroyed Inkerman bridge suspicious, RCMP say . 31 August 2022 . CBC News . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . 15 September 2017.

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