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148 MAIN ST
Blackville, New Brunswick
E9B 1P0

New Brunswick Tourism Region : Mirimichi River Valley

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Three New Brunswick communities were first called Hardscrabble, a name that suggests great hardship in scratching a living from the soil.
1) In Carleton C., Upper Woodstock, 3 km N of Woodstock was called Hardscrabble prior to 1854 because the St. John R. here used to be difficult to ascend by boat.
2) In Queens C., Speights Corner, 11 km NE of Welsford was settled around 1885 and first called Hardscrabble. When the post office opened in 1892 it was called Speights Corner after postmaster A. F. Speight. The place was abandoned before WWI.
3) In Northumberland C., 5 km NW of Blackville, Lockstead was settled in 1878 under the Free Grants Act and first called Hardscrabble.
The post office opened in 1915 as Locksteed and the name later changed to Lockstead.
With permission from 'New Brunswick Place Names' David E. Scott 2009

Address of this page: http://nb.ruralroutes.com/Lockstead


Nearby:	Blackville, 0km Old Trinity Anglican Church, 1km Underhill, 3km Keenan Siding, 4km Barnettville, 5km The Lots, 5km Smiths Crossing, 5km North Renous, 8km Coughlan, 6km McCann, 8km Bartholomew, 6km Howard, 8km White Rapids, 8km Gray Rapids, 7km Renous, 10km Arbeau Settlement / Upper Blackville, 10km Grainfield, 10km	Upper Blackville, 11km Renous 12, 11km Pineville, 10km Upper Blackville Bridge, 12km Quarryville, 12km Doyles Brook, 14km Elmtree, 14km Warwick Settlement, 17km Flat Landing, 15km Upper Derby, 16km Weaver Siding, 15km Shinnickburn, 20km Munsons Landing, 17km Derby, 20km Shinnickburn Protected Natural Area, 22km Bryenton, 19km Red Bank 4, 22km	Red Bank, 23km Dungarvon Whooper Spring Woodlot Protected Natural Area, 16km Garden Road, 24km McKinleyville, 20km Sunny Corner, 24km Matthews, 23km Cassilis, 24km Sillikers, 24km Lyttleton, 24km Oxbow Site, 25km Augustine Mound, 25km Tumulus Augustine, 25km Harris Brook Settlement, 23km Boom Road, 25km Halcomb, 24km Indian Point 1, 26km

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