Historical Markers in Hartland, New Brunswick

By Cosmos Mariner, July 31, 2019

Hartland Salmon Pool Marker
(wide view • Saint John River in background)

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1 ► New Brunswick, Carleton County, Hartland — Hartland Salmon Pool / Fosse à saumon de Hartland —

On Main Street (Route 105) at Maple Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.

(English:) Historic salmon harvesting area of First Nations People and Loyalists. In the first half of the 20th century, the pool became internationally renowned as a sport fisherman's paradise. (Français:) Zone . . . — — Map (db m138996) HM

2 ► New Brunswick, Carleton County, Hartland — St. John River —

Near Main Street (Route 105) north of Hartland Hill Bridge Road, on the right when traveling south.

Named on June 24, 1604 – the feast day of St. John the Baptist – during the expedition of Sieur de Monts and Samuel de Champlain the river originates in northern Maine and flows 673 kilometers emptying into the Bay of Fundy at Saint . . . — — Map (db m138997) HM

3 ► New Brunswick, Carleton County, Hartland — Town of Hartland —

Near Main Street (Route 105) south of Mill Street, on the right when traveling south.

• Settled 1802 by William Orser United Empire Loyalist near where the Becaguimac Stream flows into the St. John River • Originally known as Mouth of the Becaguimac • Becaguimac — Abekaquimek — Maliseet for salmon bed • . . . — — Map (db m138999) HM