Point de Bute, New Brunswick
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Point de Bute is an unincorporated community in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
The former local service district of Pointe de Bute took its name from the community but used a different spelling.
History
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The Acadian Pierre Buhot settled here in the late 1600s, and the original name was Pont à Buhot which evolved, via Pont à Buot to the current name. Opposite his house was a bridge over the Missaguash River, leading to the Tantramar Marsh. It was near the outlet of a stream, Rivière à l'Ours and a redoubt, which was the first point of attack by Monckton's army in 1755 as it advanced from Fort Lawrence to cross the Missaguash river on the way to attack Fort Beausejour.[1]
Notable people
- Point de Bute is the birthplace of the British Columbian transportation pioneer Stephen Tingley,
- birth place of World War I flying ace Albert Desbrisay Carter, and the scientist Edwin Colpitts.
- home of Thomas Dixson
See also
References
- ^ Webster, J. Clarence (1947). Historical Guide to New Brunswick. New Brunswick Government Bureau of Information and Tourist Travel. p. 50.
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45°53′58″N 64°14′35″W / 45.89938°N 64.24311°W / 45.89938; -64.24311 (Point de Bute)
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