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Located on the Bay of Fundy, 7.53 km S of Lepreau, on the road to Dipper Harbour West: Lepreau Parish, Charlotte County: named for Benjamin Mace, who was a surgeon with the 22nd Regiment in the 1770's: included Old Ridge or The Ridge: in 1866 The Ridge was a farming settlement with 3 resident families: in 1871 The Ridge had a population of 30: PO Maces Bay 1855-1918: in 1866 Maces Bay was a farming, fishing and lumbering community with approximately 56 resident families: in 1871 it had a population of 100: in 1898 Maces Bay had 1 post office, 1 store, 1 church and a population of 150: included the community of Salkeld, which was named for John Salkeld, a Loyalist from Florida, who settled in the area in 1784: PO Salkeld 1895-1918.

Latitude : 45° 6'

Longitude : 66° 29'

County : Charlotte

Parish : Lepreau

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Brothers Islands 1.31 270° W
Salkelds Islands 1.31 270° W
Welch Cove 2.27 145° SE
Dipper Harbour West 3.93 90° E
Fieldings Cove 4.54 325° NW
Haggertys Cove 4.54 325° NW
Little Lepreau 4.54 35° NE
Mace's Bay 4.54 35° NE
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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