Tide Head, New Brunswick

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Tide Head is a village on the Restigouche River in northern New Brunswick, Canada; approximately 10 kilometres west of Campbellton. As of 2006, the population was 1,270.

The village is situated where the tides on the Restigouche River cease to become visible, the reason for its name.

The first settlers of the area were Scottish. Early area farms were owned by Moffats, Gerrards, Duncans, Adams, Duffs, Barclays, Christophers, and Ayletts. Most of these early settlers, such as James Aylett, a British subject in the 20th regiment of his Majesty's Army; Thomas Barclay, a Scotsman; and Robert Adams are buried in the Athol House Cemetery near Frasers Mill. Graves in the cemetery date from as early as 1791. The Athol House Cemetery is the oldest British Cemetery in Restigouche County.

The railway that passes through Tide Head was started in 1875 and the first train went west in 1878. The train passes through a tunnel in the hillside of Morrisey Rock. This is the only "tunnel" on the railway system in Eastern Canada.

Tide Head was incorporated into a village in 1966. The first Mayor of the incorporated village was Mr. Jim Adams.

Tide Head bills itself as the Fiddlehead Capital of the World.