Wakefield, New Brunswick
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Wakefield is a dispersed Canadian rural community located in Wakefield Parish, Carleton County, New Brunswick.[1]
Located approximately 9 km southeast of Hartland,[2] Wakefield sits along Route 103 by the Saint John River. The nearby Hartland is home to the Hartland Bridge, the world's longest covered bridge.
History
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In 1984, a famous bridge at Wakefield burned down in a fire.[4] By 1988, it had been rebuilt as a covered bridge, and re-opened to pedestrians only.[4]
In popular culture
Wakefield is one of the settings in the novel Maclean by Allan Donaldson, which tells the story of a First World War veteran who was gassed at Ypres.[5]
See also
- List of historic places in Carleton County, New Brunswick
- List of communities in New Brunswick
- List of people from Carleton County, New Brunswick
Neighbouring communities
References
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