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New Brunswick Tourism Region : St. John River Valley
Description From Owner:
- The place was founded in 1867 by British settlers sponsored by the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Land Company.
- The community was named New Zealand by Gould Crouse whose father Philip, born in Zealand in the Netherlands, came here from North Carolina after the American Revolution.
- The post office operated as New Zealand from 1867-1872. And Zealand Station from 1885-1961.
- In 1898 it was a flag station on the CPR and had a population of 250 including Morehouse Corner which had Thomas E. Morehouse as its postmaster. In 1961 the name was changed to Zealand.
- Keswick River No. 6 (Stone Ridge) covered bridge, built in 1914, off Route 104 on Morehouse Cross Road.
- The 40-metre long bridge linking the communities of Upper Stone Ridge and Morehouse Corner was destroyed by fire which was deliberately set on Oct. 10, 2008.
- Stone Ridge was the last of three covered bridges spanning the Keswick R. The other two were destroyed by fire in 1980 and 1982.
- Sixty years ago New Brunswick had 340 picturesque covered bridges, but today only 63 remain. Many of the lost bridges were destroyed by arsonists.
- With permission from 'New Brunswick Place Names' David E. Scott 2009
Address of this page: http://nb.ruralroutes.com/Zealand