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73 Milltown Blvd.
St. Stephen, New Brunswick
E3L 1G5

New Brunswick Tourism Region : Fundy Shore

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First settled in 1783 and known as Scoodic, the Passamaquoddy name for this section of the St. Croix R.
In 1784 the place was named Morris Town by Nehemiah Marks for Charles Morris, Surveyor General of NS whose sons Charles and Moses Gerrish surveyed the lots.
Later it was called Dover Hill, inspiring in 1806 the complimentary name for Calais, Maine, across the river.
For a time the place was called Saltwater by those living inland. But the parish name of St. Stephen, adopted in 1786, has endured and has been in use since the post office opened here in 1825.
This name may have been suggested by a survey party for one-time resident Stephen Pendleton, with the St. being added facetiously because of nearby St. George, St. Andrew and other 'St.' communities.
During the early 1800s this area of Charlotte C. became a major centre for the booming lumber industry. By 1830, mills on the St. Croix R. were producing 20 million feet of lumber per year, estimated at 20 per cent of NB's total lumber production.
Nearby Milltown at one time had more than 20 sawmills. St. Stephen was incorporated as a town in 1871. In 1973 it amalgamated with Milltown and for a time the town was known as St. Stephen-Milltown.
In 1975 the name reverted to St. Stephen.
Dennis Stream No. 3 (Maxwell Crossing) covered bridge, built in 1910, is off Route 3 on Maxwell Crossing Road. Magaguadavic River No. 7 (Flume Ridge) covered bridge, built in 1905, is off Route 3 on Mill Road at Flume Falls.
Charlotte County Museum at 443 Milltown Blvd. displays artifacts of the community's history, including a gold watch and rowboat presented to a local heroine.
On Oct 8, 1882, the 21 -year-old daughter of the lightkeeper at Spruce Point thought she heard cries for help from the St. Croix Re A gale was howling at the time and her father was away, so Roberta Grace Boyd set out alone in a rowboat into the storm.
She eventually located an overturned sailboat and rescued the two American men who were clinging to it. Word of her heroism spread and in due time she was presented with a gold watch from the Government of Canada.
The citizens of St. Stephen added a gold chain to the watch. And the Department of Marine and Fisheries presented her with a rowboat they had made for her.
When Roberta's father died, she was appointed lightkeeper in his place, a position no other women of the area had ever held. She held that position until her own death in 1944.
The Chocolate Museum at 73 Milltown Blvd. is in a former chocolate and candy-making factory and tells the story of candy-making in St. Stephen, home of Ganong Co., Canada's oldest candy company.
With permission from 'New Brunswick Place Names' David E. Scott 2009

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