Victoria Corner, New Brunswick

Victoria Corner
village

Aerial view of the New Brunswick Bible Institute Campus, showing Victoria Corner
Nickname(s): The Corner
Victoria Corner
Coordinates: 46°16′00″N 67°31′00″W / 46.266667°N 67.516667°W / 46.266667; -67.516667
Country Canada
Provinces of Canada New Brunswick
County Carleton County
Parish Wakefield Parish
Founded c. 1806 (as Bowyers Corner)
Government
  Type Town Council
Population (1901)
From Statistics Canada
  Total 160
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
  Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Canadian Postal code E7P
Area code(s) 506

Victoria Corner, New Brunswick is a community in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada located on the west side of the Saint John River, 3.71 km north of Wakefield, 10 miles from Woodstock,[1] on the road to Somerville.

History

It was formerly called Bowyers Corner for Charles Bowyer, who was an early settler.

Victoria Corner has been home to the New Brunswick Bible Institute, since 1944.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. Angelo Heilprin, Louis Heilprin, ed. (1990) [1906]. Geographical Dictionary of the World. 2 : M to Z (reprint ed.). Concept Publishing Company. p. 1926. ISBN 978-81-7268-012-1.

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Coordinates: 46°16′N 67°31′W / 46.267°N 67.517°W / 46.267; -67.517

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