Country Canada County Carleton County Incorporated October 2, 1918 Population 947 (2011) Area code Area code 506 | Provinces of Canada New Brunswick Founded 1813 Area 9.63 km² Local time Friday 9:56 AM Province New Brunswick | |
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Elevation 41 to 103 m (134 to 338 ft) Weather -8°C, Wind W at 14 km/h, 71% Humidity | ||
Hartland (2011 population: 947) is a town in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Contents
- Map of Hartland NB Canada
- Worlds longest covered bridge hartland new brunswick canada
- Geography
- History
- Fires
- Floods
- References
Map of Hartland, NB, Canada
Worlds longest covered bridge hartland new brunswick canada
Geography
Hartland is situated on the Saint John River in the central-western portion of the province in the agricultural heartland of Carleton County.
History
The first settler in the area of what would become Hartland was William Orser (b.1762) and his son William Jr. William traveled there from New York with his wife and six children. His wife died of an illness and he remarried to a widow, Mary Blake, who also had six children. The pair later conceived an additional six children. The land was settled in 1797, and granted in 1809.
The town was named Hartland in 1874, to honour James R. Hartley, a surveyor and MLA.
It is the hometown of two of New Brunswick's premiers during the 20th century: Hugh John Flemming and Richard Hatfield. U.S. Congressmen Isaac & Samuel Stephenson and Prince Edward Island's Lieutenant-Governor Barbara Oliver Hagerman are also from Hartland. Renowned Canadian poet Alden Nowlan also lived in the town for several formative years while working for the Hartland Observer newspaper.
The town is best known for being the site of the Hartland Bridge, the longest covered bridge in the world. Originally opened on July 4, 1901, the 1,282 foot (390.75 m) bridge is a national historic site. The bridge was covered as part of major repairs in 1921, and the pedestrian walkway added in 1945.
Prior to the building of the Mactaquac Dam, Hartland was also famous for its salmon pools, located slightly upstream of the Hartland Bridge.
Hartland is the headquarters of the North American trucking company Day & Ross, itself a subsidiary of McCain Foods, as well as home to the New Brunswick Bible Institute.
Fires
July 15, 1907
An arsonist starts a fire which consumes a large part of the town. The town is rebuilt.
October 24, 1946
The town's dehydration plant, used to dehydrate potatoes, is destroyed by fire. The adjacent glucose and starch plants are also consumed.
August 25, 1980
A fire destroys many businesses on Main Street.
Floods
Being built close to the Saint John River, the town is usually affected by the annual spring freshet. Ice jams threaten the Hartland Bridge, it being a choke point for loose ice.