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11087 RUE PRINCIPALE |
New Brunswick Tourism Region : Fundy Shore
Description From Owner:
- In Kent C. on Route 480, 15 km E of Rogersville. The name derives from Acadie or Acadia, the name of the French colony which at different times through history included the Maritime provinces and parts of Quebec and Maine.
- That name is credited to Giovanni da Verrazzano, the first European to sail from Florida to Newfoundland in 1524.
- He is believed to have named the area Arcadia after a book by Jacopo Sannazzaro which was popular at the time. Arcadia refers to a mountainous area of ancient Greece where residents lived in peace and contentment.
- With permission from 'New Brunswick Place Names' David E. Scott 2009
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