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The Oxbow site 1984: Metepenagiag Mi'kmaq First Nation, Miramichi, New BrunswickNew Brunswick Culture and Sport Secretariat, Archaeoogical ServicesFredericton, N.B.2005978-1-55396-452-0engThe Oxbow site 198480New Brunswick Manuscripts in Archaeology39ArchaeologyYesOpen WorldCathttps://www2.gnb.ca/content/dam/gnb/Departments/thc-tpc/pdf/Arch/MIA39english.p…files/13/Allen et al. - 2005 - The Oxbow site 1984 Metepenagiag Mi'kmaq First Na.pdfBNBA 18
Collection(s): Archaeology
Alston Point, Bathurst, New Brunswick: an important community centre throughout the late 18th, 19th and 20th centuriesNew Brunswick, Culture and Sport SecretariatFredericton2003978-1-55396-136-9engAlston Point, Bathurst, New Brunswick26New Brunswick Manuscripts in Archaeology32ArchaeologyNoOpen WorldCathttps://www2.gnb.ca/content/dam/gnb/Departments/thc-tpc/pdf/Arch/MIA32english.p…Alston Point, at Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada has been an important center in this northeastern region throughout the past three centuries. Using the evidence from historical documents and oral histories, this paper details the importance of this locale during the late 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. The role played by Alston Point in the development of the town of Bathurst is explored. Alston Point was a commercial shipping center for fishing and lumbering products but it also served as a place of residence, a 19th century shipbuilding station, a militia training grounds, a bird hunting destination, and as a recreational property. This summary of the more recent history of Alston Point covers an era in the social, commercial, and industrial heritage of the emerging town of Bathurst on New Brunswick’s north shore.files/34/Allen et al. - 2003 - Alston Point, Bathurst, New Brunswick an importan.pdfBNBA 8
Collection(s): Archaeology