Letete, New Brunswick Explained

Letete
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:New Brunswick
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within New Brunswick.
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Charlotte
Subdivision Type3:Parish
Subdivision Name3:Saint George
Seat Type:Electoral Districts
Federal
Seat:
New Brunswick Southwest
Parts Type:Provincial
Parts:Charlotte-The Isles
Government Type:Local service district
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-4
Timezone Dst:ADT
Utc Offset Dst:-3
Coordinates:45.0586°N -66.8914°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:E5C
Area Code:506
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:
Official Name:Letete

Letete or L'Etete[1] (derived from the French translation for "the head" or "la tête") is a Canadian unincorporated community located in Charlotte County, New Brunswick and marks the southeast point of Passamaquoddy Bay.

Location

The primary route in and out of the village is either via Route 172 or the Letete to Deer Island Ferry, which travels between the settlement and Deer Island. Letete is located southwest of St. George and directly west of the neighbouring community of Back Bay. To the west of Letete is the body of water known as Passamaquoddy Bay. To the southeast of Letete, beyond a number of small islands that protect the shared Letete and Back Bay peninsula is the Bay of Fundy, which has some of the highest tides in the world.

History

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Charlotte County, New Brunswick. In the 1860s, Letete was primarily a fishing and farming community with approximately 60 resident families. In 1871 it had a population of approximately 200. In 1898 it had one post office, two stores, one church, and a population that had grown to approximately 400 people.

Notable people

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

See also

References

  1. The government of New Brunswick is inconsistent in spelling, even among documents from the same department; Letete is three times as common in query results on the Province of New Brunswick website and is the official spelling according to the Canadian Geographical Names Database. Letite is an older spelling of the name.
  2. Web site: Gifford Garnet Cooke . St. George Funeral Home Ltd. . 5 March 2024.