Honeydale, New Brunswick

Honeydale
Unincorporated community
Honeydale

Location within New Brunswick.

Coordinates: 45°21′41″N 67°12′23″W / 45.361504°N 67.206363°W / 45.361504; -67.206363Coordinates: 45°21′41″N 67°12′23″W / 45.361504°N 67.206363°W / 45.361504; -67.206363
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Charlotte
Parish Saint David
Electoral Districts
Federal

New Brunswick Southwest
Provincial Charlotte-Campobello
Government
  Type Local service district
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
  Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Postal code(s) E5A
Area code(s) 506
Highways Route 750
Route 755

Honeydale is a small community in Saint David Parish, Charlotte County, New Brunswick. The Road is at the northern terminus of Route 750 and Route 755 It is located 3.2 km NW of Upper Tower Hill.

History

It was first called Green Meadows, but a local storekeeper named George F. Beach started keeping honeybees, so the railroad men that worked on the tracks started calling it Honeydale. The name was made official in 1910.[1]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. "Honeydale". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 15 May 2012.



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