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Fredericton is the capital of New Brunswick.
Fredericton High School is the oldest English High School in Canada and was established in 1785.
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Christ Church Cathedral in Fredericton, New Brunswick was the first Gothic Revival cathedral built in North America. Built between 1845 and 1853, it is now a National Historic Site. hikebiketravel.com
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History, News and Stories of Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada

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New Brunswick became a separate colony from Nova Scotia in 1784.
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The site of Fredericton was designated as provincial capital by Governor Guy Carleton on 22 February 1785.
Located on the St. John River: York County: capital of New Brunswick: William Francis Ganong identified the Maliseet name for Fredericton as... Read MORE...
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1827 - Church of St. Dunstan established at Fredericton
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In 1829, the Old Arts Building was completed to house King's College (later to become the University of New Brunswick).
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In 1848, Christ Church Cathedral (part of the Church of England) was built, allowing Fredericton to achieve city status.
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Fredericton was incorporated as a city in 1848
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1854 - Cholera
CHOLERA
We learn from Fredericton that the steamers Anna Augusta and John Waring left Saint John with a party of some 500 or 600 (principally... Read MORE...
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1873
FREDERICTON, a city and port of entry of New Brunswick, capital of the province and of the co. of York, is beautifully situated on a point of land on ... Read MORE...
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1880 - N.B. legislature in Fredericton destroyed by fire
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1895 - Fredericton
Fred'ericton, a city and port of entry of New Brunswick, capital of the province, and of the county of York, is finely situated on the west side of... Read MORE...
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1898 - Fredericton
In 1898 Fredericton was a port of entry with 1 post office, numerous stores, 10 hotels, 4 sawmills, 2 planing mills, 2 shingle mills, 1 grist mill, 1 ... Read MORE...
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1899 - Fredericton
...And now, gazing across the breezy waters, we catch sight of a few church -spires rising tall above the many elms surrounding them . Fredericton,... Read MORE...
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1916
Fredericton, a city and port of entry of New Brunswick, capital of the province and of the co. of York, is finely situated on the W. side of the St.... Read MORE...
1937 - Crude Counterfeit Quarters Passed
FREDERICTON, N B Aug. 7 - Counterfeiters have been leading the Royal Canadian Mounted police a merry race with faked quarters here. The galling... Read MORE...
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Fredericton
The strategic advantages of Fredericton — then known as St. Anne’s Point — were first developed in 1691 by then-governor of Acadia Joseph Robinau de... Read MORE...
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