Point Wolfe Explained

Point Wolfe
Settlement Type:Abandoned village
Pushpin Map:New Brunswick
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Point Wolfe within New Brunswick
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Type3:Parish
Subdivision Name3:Alma
Coordinates:45.5536°N -65.0128°W
Population:0
Named For:James Wolfe

Point Wolfe is a former Canadian village in Albert County, New Brunswick. It is currently a campground location at Fundy National Park.[1]

History

Point Wolfe was situated near the village of Alma, at the mouth of the Point Wolfe River, in Chignecto Bay. As a farming village, Point Wolfe was home to about 72 families in 1866 and had a populated of 150 people in 1871. The village was expropriated as part of development for the Fundy National Park, which it is now a campground of.[2] [3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parcs Canada - Parc national Fundy - Patrimoine culturel . archive.wikiwix.com . fr.
  2. Web site: Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . archives.gnb.ca.
  3. Web site: Parks Canada Agency . Government of Canada . Point Wolfe . parks.canada.ca . 14 April 2024 . 15 March 2023.