Victoria Corner, New Brunswick
| Victoria Corner | |
|---|---|
| village | |
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Aerial view of the New Brunswick Bible Institute Campus, showing Victoria Corner | |
| Nickname(s): The Corner | |
  Victoria Corner | |
| Coordinates: 46°16′00″N 67°31′00″W / 46.266667°N 67.516667°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces of Canada | New Brunswick |
| County | Carleton County |
| Parish | Wakefield Parish |
| Founded | c. 1806 (as Bowyers Corner) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| Population (1901) From Statistics Canada | |
| • Total | 160 |
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) |
| Canadian Postal code | E7P |
| Area code(s) | 506 |
Victoria Corner, New Brunswick is a community in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada located on the west side of the Saint John River, 3.71 km north of Wakefield, 10 miles from Woodstock,[1] on the road to Somerville.
History
It was formerly called Bowyers Corner for Charles Bowyer, who was an early settler.
Victoria Corner has been home to the New Brunswick Bible Institute, since 1944.
Notable people
Main article: List of people from Carleton County, New Brunswick
See also
References
- ↑ Angelo Heilprin, Louis Heilprin, ed. (1990) [1906]. Geographical Dictionary of the World. 2 : M to Z (reprint ed.). Concept Publishing Company. p. 1926. ISBN 978-81-7268-012-1.
External links
- Etta Haywood-Faulkner (2001) [Aug. 1994]. A History of Victoria Corner - Then and Now. OCLC 47161039.
Coordinates: 46°16′N 67°31′W / 46.267°N 67.517°W
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