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Until the end of county government in New Brunswick in 1966, Andover was the shire town of Victoria County. In March 1987 the spring freshet caused several severe ice jams on the Saint John River upstream of the railway bridge in Perth-Andover. On the night of April 1, 1987 an extremely high water level forced residents to evacuate, including a ...
Andover is a geographic parish in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada. [2]Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the villages of Aroostook and Perth-Andover [3] and the local service district of the parish of Andover, [4] all of which were members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC).
The county lines were strategically drawn to align with the watersheds, a logical decision given that New Brunswick's settlements were developed along waterways. [13] Additionally, the counties were able to be divided into three groups: the Bay of Fundy, the Saint John River and the North Shore.
The history of New Brunswick covers the period from the arrival of the Paleo-Indians thousands of years ago to the present day. Prior to European colonization, the lands encompassing present-day New Brunswick were inhabited for millennia by the several First Nations groups, most notably the Maliseet, Mi'kmaq, and the Passamaquoddy.
Victoria County (2016 population 18,617 [1]) is located in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. Farming, especially of potatoes, is the major industry in the county. Farming, especially of potatoes, is the major industry in the county.
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In 1881, the New Brunswick Land and Railway Company changed its name to the New Brunswick Railway Company. That same year the 3 ft 6 in ( 1,067 mm ) narrow gauge lines from South Devon to Edmundston as well as the line from Aroostook to Caribou were converted to 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ( 1,435 mm ).
George Thomas Baird (November 3, 1847 – April 21, 1917) was a Canadian politician.. Born in Andover, New Brunswick, the eldest son of George Baird of Scottish descent, he was educated at Carleton County Grammar School.