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Yorkshire 2000

 
 
Yorkshire 2000 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
1. Yorkshire 2000 Marker
Inscription.

Erected to commemorate
Yorkshire 2000, held
August 3-10, 2000
a major gathering of
descendants of the
Yorkshire settlers
celebrating the historic
Yorkshire immigration to
Chignecto 1772-1775

Dedicated May 2001


 
Erected 2001 by a gathering of Yorkshire Settler descendants.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesMan-Made FeaturesReligion & Religious StructuresSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is May 2001.
 
Location. 45° 55.152′ N, 64° 21.94′ W. Marker is in Middle Sackville, New Brunswick, in Tantramar. It is on Main Street (New Brunswick Route 940) 0.2 kilometers south of Walker Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Main Street, Middle Sackville NB E4L 3H2, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Moncton & Southeast. It is also in the Maritimes and in Atlantic Canada. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically,
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it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, and Acadia.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Methodist Chapel 1790 (a few steps from this marker); 1919 Booster Pump (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); Anglican Church Rectory (approx. 2.1 kilometers away); St. Paul's Anglican Church (approx. 2.2 kilometers away); Town Hall (approx. 2.4 kilometers away); Harold Geddes (approx. 2.4 kilometers away); The Wood Block / L'Edifice Wood (approx. 2.4 kilometers away); The Royal Canadian Air Force (approx. 2.4 kilometers away).
 
Also see . . .  Methodist Burying Ground at Find A Grave. (Submitted on July 31, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
Yorkshire 2000 Marker Base of Methodist Burying Ground Archway image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
2. Yorkshire 2000 Marker Base of Methodist Burying Ground Archway
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 281 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 31, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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