Elm Hill, New Brunswick
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Elm Hill
Location of Elm Hill in New Brunswick
45°37′16″N 66°04′57″W / 45.621061°N 66.082506°W
Elm Hill is a community in Hampstead Parish, New Brunswick, Canada. It is significant as the last surviving Black Canadian community in New Brunswick. [1]
History
Elm Hill was established by black Loyalists in 1806, as one of Canada's earliest black communities. It has been a self-sufficient farming community until the 1960's when many area residents moved to urban areas. Elm Hill once supported a post office, a church, and a school although those are all now closed. [2] As of the 2016 census, the area is still home to 25 residents, many involved in small-scale farming operations. [3]
See also
References
- ^ Hodges, Graham Russell (1996). The Black Loyalist Directory. New York: Garland Publishing Inc.
- ^ Spray, William (1972). The Blacks in New Brunswick. Brunswick Press. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Statistics Canada Community Profiles". statscan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
Elm Hill, New Brunswick - Last surviving Black Community in New Brunswick
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