Pocologan, New Brunswick
Pocologan | |
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 Pocologan roadway, c. 1930 | |
  Pocologan Location within New Brunswick. | |
| Coordinates: 45°07′20″N 66°35′03″W / 45.12222°N 66.58417°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  New Brunswick |
| County | Charlotte |
| Parish | Pennfield / Lepreau |
| Electoral Districts Federal | New Brunswick Southwest |
| Provincial | Charlotte-The Isles |
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| • Type | Local service district |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 506 |
Pocologan is a rural community in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada.[1] The community is named after the nearby Pocologan River.[2]
Located on the Bay of Fundy between Saint John and St. George, the community originally included New River Beach.
Clam harvesting and processing was an early industry however it was mostly non-existent by the 1980s due to over-harvesting.
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References
- ^ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Pocologan
- ^ Hamilton, William Baillie (1996-01-01). Place Names of Atlantic Canada. University of Toronto Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-8020-7570-3.
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