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New Brunswick Tourism Region : Southeastern New Brunswick
Description From Owner:
- The town takes its name from the river which as early as 1686 was known as Memrancou from the Micmac Amlamkook meaning 'variegated' or 'all spotted yellow,' first applied to Pink Cove on Cape Maringouin where the rock has variegated colours.
- In 1847 the post office was called Memramcook. In 1995 eight communities were amalgamated to form the new town of Memramcook Valley.
- They included: Memramcook East which until 1900 had been called Bonum Gould for early settler Bonhomme Gould; Breau Creek, Cormier Cove, La Hetriöre-McGinley-La Montagne, Pré-d'en-Haut, Old Shediac Road, and Saint-Joseph.
- Birthplace of Sir Pierre-Amand Landry (1846-1916) lawyer, politician and judge who was the first Acadian cabinet minister and the first Acadian to be knighted.
- Also birthplace of Roméo LeBlanc, MP 1974-84, Minister of Fisheries 1974-82, first Acadian Governor General, appointed in 1994. In the 1990 federal election LeBlanc stepped aside to allow Jean Chrétien to run in his 'safe' riding.
- Memramcook River No. 4 (Boudreau) covered bridge, built in 1930, is on Gayton Road West. Chapelle de Beaumont, a provincial historic site, is at 643 Beaumont Road on the bank of the Petitcodiac R.
- The small building served the Aboriginal and Acadian people of Beaumont Cape beginning in 1842. Ferme Bourgeois at 1209 Principale St. offers cherry and wild blueberry wines.
- The Memramcook Historical Society Museum is at 612 Centrale St. Monument Lefebvre, a national historic site, is at 480 Centrale St. and commemorates the journey of the Acadian people from their deportation and exile to their renaissance.
- With permission from 'New Brunswick Place Names' David E. Scott 2009
Address of this page: http://nb.ruralroutes.com/Memramcook