Millville, New Brunswick
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Millville is a Canadian village located in York County, New Brunswick.
Situated on the Nackawic River approximately 58.16 kilometers northwest of Fredericton, Millville has two combination convenience stores and gas stations, as well as a volunteer fire department and several churches. The village is famous for its large maple leaf sculpture.[1]
It was established about 1860 as a New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Land Company settlement. A post office was established in 1866. In 1898, Millville was a station on the Canadian Pacific Railway. It was incorporated as a village in 1966.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "World's Largest Maple Leaf - Millville, New Brunswick". http://www.roadsideattractions.ca/mapleleaf.htm. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- ^ "Millville". Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present. Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. http://archives.gnb.ca/Exhibits/Communities/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&community=2593. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
