Timeline of Moncton history
This is a timeline of the history of Moncton. This page includes major weather, progress, and infrastructure events in Greater Moncton. You may also want to see List of entertainment events in Greater Moncton, or History of Moncton.
Fort Beausejour in 2006
The Deportation of the Acadians had a significant impact on the history of Moncton
Wooden Shipbuilding was responsible for the initial growth of the community
The rail industry re-energized the community after the collapse of the shipbuilding industry
The Intercolonial Railway was headquartered in Moncton
Moncton has become the transportation hub of the Maritimes
Aboriginal period
17th century
18th century
- 1733 – Community of "Le Coude" (The Elbow) established near Halls Creek, at site of present day Moncton.
- 1751 – Fort Beauséjour at Aulac is built by France in response to the British construction of nearby Fort Lawrence.[2]
- 1755 – British forces under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Monckton take Fort Beausejour and rename it Fort Cumberland.
- 1755 – Expulsion of the Acadian people, including from the Petitcodiac River valley. Some Acadians escape into the woods and begin to conduct a resistance campaign against the British.
- 1758 – Battle of Stoney Creek, end of the Acadian resistance.
- 1761 – English Tantramar Township established.
- 1766 – Captain John Hall arrives from Pennsylvania with a land grant from the Philadelphia Land Company and establishes Monckton Township with eight immigrant "Deutsch" families. The community is named "The Bend of the Petitcodiac".
- 1780s – Acadians begin to return from exile and resettle in New Brunswick.
19th century
20th century
- 1906 – Massive fire destroys ICR shops. City successfully lobbies federal government to have the shops rebuilt, preserving the local railway industry.
- 1912 – Moncton selected as the eastern terminus of the National Transcontinental Railway.
- 1913 – Moncton Public Library opened.[5]
- 1918 – ICR and NTR merge, forming the Canadian National Railway. Moncton becomes headquarters of the CNR Maritime division.
- 1920 – Eaton's catalogue warehouse opens in Moncton.
- 1922 – "CNRA", Moncton's first radio station, goes on the air.
- 1926 – The Capitol Theatre opens.[6]
- 1928 – Moncton Airport established, first commercial air traffic into and out of the city.[7]
- 1929 – Moncton Flight College established.
- 1934 - CKCW-AM radio goes on the air.
- 1935 - Georgetown and Parkton Amalgamated with Moncton and became neighbourhoods.[8]
- 1935 – Moncton High School founded.
- 1936 - The last hanging in New Brunswick.
- 1940 – CFB Moncton is established as the main military supply base in Atlantic Canada.
- 1954 – Moncton's first TV station, CKCW-TV goes on the air.
- 1959 – Dieppe Commandos founded.
- 1963 – Université de Moncton is founded.[9]
- 1968 – The Petitcodiac River causeway is built.[10]
- 1970s – Social unrest as Acadians become politically assertive over minority rights.
- 1973 - Lewisville and Tankville Amalgamated with Moncton.
- 1974 – Moncton Museum established.
- 1980s – Severe economic recession occurs due to several major employers terminating operations in the city, including the Eaton's catalogue division, the CNR shops and CFB Moncton.
- 1981 – Codiac Transit founded.
- 1984 – Pope John Paul II visits Moncton and stages papal mass for 75,000 celebrants.[11]
- 1990s – "Moncton Miracle" occurs as the economy restructures with a shift towards information technology and call centres, as well as a refocussing upon the retail, distribution, transportation and light manufacturing sectors.
- 1990 – Crystal Palace Amusement Park opened.
- 1996 – The Wildcats of the QMJHL are established.[12]
- Atlantic Baptist University relocates to a new campus and achieves full university designation.
- 1999 – Moncton hosts the Francophonie Summit with the heads of state from 54 nations attending the conference.[13]
21st century
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