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New Brunswick Tourism Region : St. John River Valley
Description From Owner:
- Baker Brook - The place was first called Hakaleekeenoktaycook by the Maliseet, meaning 'turtle river.' In 1827 John Baker (1796-1868) proclaimed this area to be American territory which he called The Republic of Madawaska.
- When he refused to remove his American flag he was arrested and taken to Fredericton for trial and sentenced to two months in jail.
- This was one of many border disputes due to imprecise wording in the 1783 Treaty of Paris which culminated in 1839 with the massing of troops on both sides of the border.
- War was averted but the skirmishes are remembered as the 'Aroostook' or 'Lumberman's War.' The dispute was finally settled in 1842 by the Webster-Ashburton Treaty which defined the present New Brunswick-Maine border.
- Baker Brook No. 2 covered bridge was built in 1939.
- With permission from 'New Brunswick Place Names' David E. Scott 2009
Address of this page: http://nb.ruralroutes.com/HautMadawaska