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New Brunswick Tourism Region : Fundy Shore
Description From Owner:
- The place was surveyed in 1786 and called Magaguadavic after the river whose name derived from the Passamaquoddy Mageecaatawik, 'river of big eels.'
- For a time the community's name was First Falls after the waterfalls in the adjacent Magaguadavic R.
- St. George Parish was established in 1786, named for the patron saint of England and likely inspired by many nearby place names dedicated to other saints.
- In 1829 when the post office opened here, the town took the name as well, although it was sometimes known by the sobriquet Granite Town for the many red granite quarries in the vicinity.
- The town was incorporated in 1904. Birthplace of Evelyn Wright.
- Evelyn Wright of St. George was one of Canada's early con artists, although her deceptions were not made with criminal intent. She grew up in a poor family and had an abusive father so in 1917 she ran away from home.
- As she travelled across the country, she created new identities in order to find work. She went to great lengths to avoid discovery, including impersonating a man. After many run-ins with the law, she was arrested by the RCMP in 1964.
- She was diagnosed with a multiple personality disorder and admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Before her death in 1979, more than 30 of her personalities were identified.
- Canal covered bridge, built in 1917, is off Route 770 on Canal Road.
- THE KEY-OPENING CAN: In 1900, Joseph S. Clark of St. George patented the key-opening can, a packaging process still in use for ham, corned beef, and luncheon meats.
- In 1932, Henry T. Austin of Blacks Harbour, home of Connors Bros. Ltd., largest sardine plant of its kind in the world, patented a sardine can that could be opened with a detachable key.
- With permission from 'New Brunswick Place Names' David E. Scott 2009
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