Iron Ore Hill, New Brunswick Explained

Iron Ore Hill
Map:	Canada New Brunswick
Elevation:	216feet
Location:	Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada
Range:	Smyrna Mills Formation
Coordinates:	46.2333°N -104°W
Topo:	USGS Mount Shasta
Type:	Shield
First Ascent:	1836
Easiest Route:	Iron Ore Hill Road

Iron Ore Hill (2001 pop.:) is a Canadian rural community in Carleton County, New Brunswick, 5 kilometers northwest of Woodstock.

History

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Carleton County, New Brunswick.

The community is located on the slopes of Iron Ore Hill, named from deposits of iron ore and manganese located in the area.^[1] The deposit was discovered in 1836.^[2] Iron was mined near here from 1848 to 1884. A reported 70,000 tons iron ore was smelted during that time.^[3] The iron produced was transported to the Woodstock Iron Works to be smelted.^[4]

Notable people

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

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

External links

• Moody Hill & Iron Ore Hill

46.2333°N -104°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Geological Survey of Canada. R.W. Ells, B.A.. Report of Progress. 1876. 97–98. Report on the ore deposits of Carleton County, New Brunswick.
2. Book: Maine Geological Survey. Charles Thomas Jackson. First[-third] Annual Report on the Geology of the State of Maine. 1839. Smith & Robinson, printers to the state. xli.
3. Web site: Woodstock Manganese. 25 February 2014.
4. Book: New Brunswick. General Assembly. Legislative Council. Journal of the Legislative Council of the Province of New Brunswick .... 1864. 55–59. Report on Mines and Minerals: Woodstock Iron Works.