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Located on N side of the Miramichi River, 1.26 km W of
Chatham Head and 8.45 km WSW of
Chatham:
Newcastle Parish,
Northumberland County: the name may be linked to Newcastle, England: PO from 1823: in 1871 Newcastle had a population of about 1,500: in 1898 Newcastle was a seaport, a port of entry, terminus of the Intercolonial Railway and a town with about 75 stores, 1 post office, 3 hotels, 2 foundries, 3 steam sawmills, 1 spool factory, 2 sash and door factories, planing mills, 1 machine shop, 1 quarry, 2 carriage factories, 1 printing shop, 6 churches and a population of 3,000: included
Northwest Bridge, located 3 km S of Newcastle: PO 1861-1968: in 1898 Northwest Bridge was lumbering and farming community with 1 post office, 1 store, 1 sawmill and a population of 300: Newcastle was incorporated as a town in 1899 and later became part of the city of
Miramichi.
Latitude
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47° 0'
Longitude
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65° 34'
County
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Northumberland
Parish
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Newcastle
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