Knowlesville, New Brunswick Explained

Knowlesville is a small community in Carleton County in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Knowlesville is in Aberdeen Parish, with a population in the 2011 Census of 981.^[1] It is located approximately 20 km east of Florenceville-Bristol, New Brunswick, along the Knowlesville Road.

Mount Frederick Clarke in Knowlesville has an elevation of 531 meters or 1742 feet.^[2]

History

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Carleton County, New Brunswick. Knowlesville is close to Skedaddle Ridge, where a number of Skedaddlers, draft evaders from the American Civil War lived during the 1860s.

It was named for Rev. Charles Knowles,^[3] a Free Will Baptist minister from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia,^[4] who persuaded some local fishermen to take up farming in the area in 1861.^[5]

Notable people

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

• Earle Avery - Canadian & U.S. Hall of Fame harness racing driver/trainer.

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

Readings

• Corey, Judson M. The Story of Knowlesville: The Community and Its People., J. M. Corey, 1985.
• Corey, Judson M. Knowlesville II: the Corey story. Saint John: Inspiration Graphics, 2003.
• http://www.back2land.ca/ The South Knowlesville Community Land Trust

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Notes and References

1. http://www12.statcan.ca/mobile/2011/cp-pr/table-eng.cfm?SGC=1311026 2006 Statistics Canada Census Profile Profile: Aberdeen Parish, New Brunswick
2. Web site: Mount Frederick Clarke. Peakbagger.com. 26 July 2011.
3. Web site: Carleton County History. Carleton County Historical Society. 28 May 2012.
4. Web site: New Brunswick Carleton County. theyerxas.ca. 28 May 2012.
5. Web site: Cusack. Ruby M.. The Story of Knowlesville The Community and Its People by Judson M. Corey. 28 May 2012.