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Located on S side of the Miramichi River, 3.71 km S of
Chatham Head:
Nelson Parish and
Chatham Parish,
Northumberland County: PO
Nelson 1842-1868: in 1871 Nelson had a population of 600: in 1898 Nelson was a station on the Canada Eastern Railway and a farming, lumbering and fishing community with 8 stores, 1 hotel, 2 sawmills, 1 tannery, 1 carding mill, 1 barrel parts factory, 1 brick kiln, 3 churches and a population of 600: included the settlement of
South Nelson: PO 1853-1968: in 1866 South Nelson was a farming and lumbering community with 33 resident families: included the community of
South Nelson Road: PO
South Nelson Road 1883-1947: PO
Nelson-Miramichi from 1968: included the community of
Nowlanville, located 8 km SE of
Newcastle, where Patrick Nowlan, James Nowlan and Michael Nowlan were early settlers: Nelson-Miramichi was incorporated as a village in 1967 and is now part of the city of
Miramichi.
Latitude
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46° 58'
Longitude
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65° 33'
County
:
Northumberland
Parish
:
Nelson
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