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Pennfield_Ridge,_New_Brunswick Latitude and Longitude:

45°07′12″N 66°41′30″W / 45.12000°N 66.69167°W / 45.12000; -66.69167
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Pennfield Ridge
Pennfield Ridge is located in New Brunswick
Pennfield Ridge
Pennfield Ridge
Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°07′12″N 66°41′30″W / 45.12000°N 66.69167°W / 45.12000; -66.69167
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Charlotte
Parish Pennfield
Electoral Districts
Federal

New Brunswick Southwest
Provincial Charlotte-The Isles
Government
 • Type Local service district
Time zone UTC-4 ( AST)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-3 ( ADT)
Postal code(s)
Area code 506
Highways Route 175

Pennfield Ridge is a Canadian unincorporated community in Charlotte County, New Brunswick. [1]

History

  • Pennfield Ridge's parish was founded by the Quakers in 1786 and named for William Penn (1644-1718), founder of Pennsylvania. [2]
  • Pennfield Ridge was the location of RCAF Station Pennfield Ridge.

Communities

The following locations reside within the community boundaries:

Transport

Up until October 2012, Route 1 ran through this community. It has been changed to Route 795 with the Route 1 Gateway Project. [3]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Pennfield Ridge
  2. ^ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 82. ISBN  0-7715-9754-1.
  3. ^ Route 1 Gateway Project, Government of New Brunswick.