Burnsville, New Brunswick
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Burnsville
Location of Burnsville in New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°42′00″N 65°10′01″W / 47.7°N 65.167°W
Burnsville is a community in the Canadian province of New Brunswick.[1] It is situated in Paquetville, a parish of Gloucester County.[2]
History
When settled in 1874, the community initially took the name of Milltown. The community's current name is derived from that of Kennedy Francis Burns, a Canadian politician and President of the Caraquet and Gulf Shore Railway, the same company that built a railroad through Burnsville.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Burnsville". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Burnsville". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
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