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New Brunswick Tourism Region : Acadian Coast
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- The Micmac called the place Wisiamkik, 'muddy place,' where sediment is stirred in the narrowing of the Restigouche R.
- By 1700 the place was known as Pointe-desSauvages and then Petite-Rochelle, an Acadian village established in 1757 and destroyed by the British in 1760 at the Battle of the Restigouche,
- the last naval engagement between France and Britain for the possession of Canada.
- The battle was fought on July 8, 1760 on the river above the present site of the city. In 1816 the place was known as Cavenick's Point or Kavanaugh's Point, named for an Irish settler.
- Later the name was Quinton's Point and then Martin's Point after a shipbuilder there. In 1833, Robert Ferguson (1768-1851) proposed the place be named to honour Sir Archibald Campbell (1769-1843) Lieut. Gov. of NB from 1831 to 1837.
- Ferguson, who had immigrated from Logierait, Scotland in 1796, was a leading merchant and shipbuilder who some called 'father and founder of the Restigouche.'
- Although Ferguson was a supporter of Sir Archibald, many were not. Campbell had served most of his life in the British army and like many other officers was rewarded with a political appointment in his case the lieutenant-governorship of NB.
- Campbell was very unpopular because he stubbornly resisted the transfer of crown lands to the province. Historian James Hannay wrote of Campbell: 'No governor of New Brunswick has ever been less in sympathy with its inhabitants.'
- From May to October Galerie Restigouche is a display that tells the story of the Micmac, French, Acadian and Scottish heritage of the region.
- The display is at 56 Salmon Blvd. in the Visitor Information Centre. Nearby is Restigouche Sam, an 8.5 metre (27.8-foot) stainless steel replica of an Atlantic salmon.
- Sugarloaf Provincial Park SW of the city at 596 Val D'Åmour Road offers facilities for hiking and biking, wildlife and bird watching, mountain biking and camping.
- With permission from 'New Brunswick Place Names' David E. Scott 2009
Address of this page: http://nb.ruralroutes.com/Campbellton
