Morning... This article was published in today's (Jan 20, 2007) Telegraph Journal or Times Transcript. (Not sure which as it is not indicated on the net... I think it is the Telegraph.) Source: Bill Hamilton Published Saturday January 20th, 2007 Appeared on page A6 Aside from cultural interest, place names shed light on the evolution of a community, county or province. A check of old maps, directories and gazetteers reveals that a considerable number of New Brunswick place names have disappeared. Although technically "off the map," they remain important because of the insight they provide regarding settlement patterns. Londonderry, located on the old Shepody Road in Kings County, is one such community. As the name implies, it was first settled by immigrants from Ulster in Northern Ireland. Today little remains, as the forest has encroached on the land. The exception is St. Paul's Anglican Church, consecrated in 1857 by Bishop John Medley (1804-92). Described as "a neat Norman structure consisting of a tower, nave and chancel of pleasing proportions," it served the community until 1925 when regular services ended. After a period of neglect, the structure was refurbished in 1960. Since then, services have been held each summer to mark the history of the community. Just last month, the church was the setting for a special Advent candlelight service. The congregation of some 100 people included one person who had been baptized in the church in 1922. Second Westcock Hill in Westmorland County has a similar story. It was settled around 1850 by homesteaders from nearby Westcock and Sackville. As with Londonderry, the attraction was lumbering. Westcock, for whom it was named, is traceable to the Mi'kmaq Oakshaak, of unknown meaning. Although there is a Westcock in Surrey, England, it has no connection with New Brunswick. The Mi'kmaq version was adopted by the French, who filtered it through their language as Ouskak. Later, following English occupation, it evolved as Westcock. The last surviving building in the community was St. Stephen's Anglican Church, torn down in 1925. The first rector was Rev. G.G. Roberts, father of Sir Charles G.D. Roberts (1860-1943), the prominent poet and novelist. Second Westcock Hill was later featured in his works. Roberts the younger described St. Stephen's as "a quaint and old fashioned church. The shingles were grey with the beating of many winters; its square tower surmounted by four spindling posts, like legs of a table turned heavenward. Down the long slope below the church, straggled the village, half lost in the snow, and whistled over by the winds of the Bay of Fundy." Today, the only reminder of Second Westcock Hill, beyond a place name and the whistling wind, is a superb view of Shepody Bay and Mountain with Grindstone Island in the foreground. In the 19th century there were three New Brunswick communities named Skedaddle Ridge: two in York County and one in Carleton. All had the same origin. During the American Civil War (1861-65), isolated areas of the province became a haven for the first American draft dodgers. The American Dictionary of Slang (1864) defined "skedaddle" as a "disorderly retreat - probably set afloat by some professor at Harvard." Of the three, only the last mentioned, located southeast of Knowlesville, is on contemporary maps. Other ghost communities may be found throughout the province. Many resulted from bad choices by land-hungry immigrants in the 19th century. Some settlers came as a result of the Scottish Highland Clearances and the Irish Potato Famine. Established on land ill suited for agriculture, scores were later abandoned. The disappearance of place names was not to cease in the 20th century. In 1953, a large section of Queens County, west of the St. John River, along with a smaller part of Sunbury County, was expropriated for the construction of CFB Gagetown. In all, between 2,000 and 3,000 people were obliged to leave their homes. Some 25 communities were lost. In August 2003, a special 50th anniversary celebration was sponsored by the Base Gagetown Community Historical Association. Major projects, such as the construction of the Mactaquac Dam in the 1960s, have also taken a toll of place names. The descriptive Snowshoe Islands was obliterated. According to legend, the Mi'kmaq god Glooscap dropped his snowshoes here when he encountered an early spring. Later, the legend and name was transferred to nearby Snowshoe Cove. Mactaquac, first applied to Mactaquac Stream, is of Maliseet origin and was translated by the late historian William F. Ganong as "big branch," a possible reference to its relationship to the St. John River. On the positive side, two new/old names may be attributed to the Mactaquac development: Kings Landing and Nackawic. Kings Landing was selected as an appropriate designation for a historical village depicting life on the central St. John River during the period 1780-1870. Almost all of the structures were moved to the new site from flooded communities. The result has been an unqualified success. Kings Landing now ranks as one of the most visited tourist attractions in the province. As for Nackawic, because about 2,000 people were displaced to create what became known as Mactaquac Lake, a new town was established midway between Fredericton and Woodstock. First known as Culliton for an early settler, an alternate name was suggested by local residents. It was felt that Nackawic would be more befitting from a historical and geographical standpoint. This name is traceable to the Maliseet for "straight stream." Prior to flooding, the Nackawic Stream was in line with the St. John River. Municipal amalgamations have also led to the loss of some place names. Fortunately, the hyphen has come to the rescue, as in Tracadie-Sheila (Gloucester). Tracadie is of Mi'kmaq origin and means "camping ground," while Sheila (pronounced "SHYla" refers to Sheila Foster, an early resident. Other hyphenated place names are found in all sections of the province. Some place names lost are still remembered. - Bill Hamilton is an historian from Sackville. Heather Waddingham Campobello Parish Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcampob/ My England and Canadian Roots http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=CDNROOTS Moncton High School Class of 1983 - 25 Year Reunion in August 8-9 2008 http://home.cogeco.ca/~genbuf/MHS1983.htm ____________________________________________________________________________________ Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545367

Thanks for submitting this information on "lost names". In the Nackawic area of N.B. another name was due to be obliterated from the map when the new 4-lane section of the Trans-Canada highway in that area opened in November. The name "Pokiok" was left off all signage beside the new highway, and the name "Allendale Road" substituted for the area previously known as Pokiok. Thanks to prompt action by a group of residents, the name "Pokiok is to be restored. Pokiok (Poquiock) is the name given to the stream (river?) in that area by the aboriginal people , long before the land beside it was assigned to the arriving "Loyalists" . I grew up beside that stream and the spectacular and beautiful Pokiok Falls........................which was wiped out when the Mactaquac Dam was built. My understanding was that the name "Poquiock" meant either "Deep Gorge" or "Falling Water". Although the Falls is gone, the stream remains, and the powers- that- be have decided to retain the original name. Sometimes we have to step up and make our wishes known. Heather Waddingham <hwaddingham@yahoo.com> wrote: Morning... This article was published in today's (Jan 20, 2007) Telegraph Journal or Times Transcript. (Not sure which as it is not indicated on the net... I think it is the Telegraph.) Source: Bill Hamilton Published Saturday January 20th, 2007 Appeared on page A6 Aside from cultural interest, place names shed light on the evolution of a community, county or province. A check of old maps, directories and gazetteers reveals that a considerable number of New Brunswick place names have disappeared. Although technically "off the map," they remain important because of the insight they provide regarding settlement patterns. Londonderry, located on the old Shepody Road in Kings County, is one such community. As the name implies, it was first settled by immigrants from Ulster in Northern Ireland. Today little remains, as the forest has encroached on the land. The exception is St. Paul's Anglican Church, consecrated in 1857 by Bishop John Medley (1804-92). Described as "a neat Norman structure consisting of a tower, nave and chancel of pleasing proportions," it served the community until 1925 when regular services ended. After a period of neglect, the structure was refurbished in 1960. Since then, services have been held each summer to mark the history of the community. Just last month, the church was the setting for a special Advent candlelight service. The congregation of some 100 people included one person who had been baptized in the church in 1922. Second Westcock Hill in Westmorland County has a similar story. It was settled around 1850 by homesteaders from nearby Westcock and Sackville. As with Londonderry, the attraction was lumbering. Westcock, for whom it was named, is traceable to the Mi'kmaq Oakshaak, of unknown meaning. Although there is a Westcock in Surrey, England, it has no connection with New Brunswick. The Mi'kmaq version was adopted by the French, who filtered it through their language as Ouskak. Later, following English occupation, it evolved as Westcock. The last surviving building in the community was St. Stephen's Anglican Church, torn down in 1925. The first rector was Rev. G.G. Roberts, father of Sir Charles G.D. Roberts (1860-1943), the prominent poet and novelist. Second Westcock Hill was later featured in his works. Roberts the younger described St. Stephen's as "a quaint and old fashioned church. The shingles were grey with the beating of many winters; its square tower surmounted by four spindling posts, like legs of a table turned heavenward. Down the long slope below the church, straggled the village, half lost in the snow, and whistled over by the winds of the Bay of Fundy." Today, the only reminder of Second Westcock Hill, beyond a place name and the whistling wind, is a superb view of Shepody Bay and Mountain with Grindstone Island in the foreground. In the 19th century there were three New Brunswick communities named Skedaddle Ridge: two in York County and one in Carleton. All had the same origin. During the American Civil War (1861-65), isolated areas of the province became a haven for the first American draft dodgers. The American Dictionary of Slang (1864) defined "skedaddle" as a "disorderly retreat - probably set afloat by some professor at Harvard." Of the three, only the last mentioned, located southeast of Knowlesville, is on contemporary maps. Other ghost communities may be found throughout the province. Many resulted from bad choices by land-hungry immigrants in the 19th century. Some settlers came as a result of the Scottish Highland Clearances and the Irish Potato Famine. Established on land ill suited for agriculture, scores were later abandoned. The disappearance of place names was not to cease in the 20th century. In 1953, a large section of Queens County, west of the St. John River, along with a smaller part of Sunbury County, was expropriated for the construction of CFB Gagetown. In all, between 2,000 and 3,000 people were obliged to leave their homes. Some 25 communities were lost. In August 2003, a special 50th anniversary celebration was sponsored by the Base Gagetown Community Historical Association. Major projects, such as the construction of the Mactaquac Dam in the 1960s, have also taken a toll of place names. The descriptive Snowshoe Islands was obliterated. According to legend, the Mi'kmaq god Glooscap dropped his snowshoes here when he encountered an early spring. Later, the legend and name was transferred to nearby Snowshoe Cove. Mactaquac, first applied to Mactaquac Stream, is of Maliseet origin and was translated by the late historian William F. Ganong as "big branch," a possible reference to its relationship to the St. John River. On the positive side, two new/old names may be attributed to the Mactaquac development: Kings Landing and Nackawic. Kings Landing was selected as an appropriate designation for a historical village depicting life on the central St. John River during the period 1780-1870. Almost all of the structures were moved to the new site from flooded communities. The result has been an unqualified success. Kings Landing now ranks as one of the most visited tourist attractions in the province. As for Nackawic, because about 2,000 people were displaced to create what became known as Mactaquac Lake, a new town was established midway between Fredericton and Woodstock. First known as Culliton for an early settler, an alternate name was suggested by local residents. It was felt that Nackawic would be more befitting from a historical and geographical standpoint. This name is traceable to the Maliseet for "straight stream." Prior to flooding, the Nackawic Stream was in line with the St. John River. Municipal amalgamations have also led to the loss of some place names. Fortunately, the hyphen has come to the rescue, as in Tracadie-Sheila (Gloucester). Tracadie is of Mi'kmaq origin and means "camping ground," while Sheila (pronounced "SHYla" refers to Sheila Foster, an early resident. Other hyphenated place names are found in all sections of the province. Some place names lost are still remembered. - Bill Hamilton is an historian from Sackville. Heather Waddingham Campobello Parish Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcampob/ My England and Canadian Roots http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=CDNROOTS Moncton High School Class of 1983 - 25 Year Reunion in August 8-9 2008 http://home.cogeco.ca/~genbuf/MHS1983.htm ____________________________________________________________________________________ Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Yahoo! 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