Pocologan is a rural community in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada.[1] Pocologan word origin is from Maliseet that means marshy area or bay and also resting place for canoes. The community is named after the nearby Pocologan River.[2]
Pocologan
Maliseet papkeləkwan | |
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 Pocologan roadway, c. 1930 | |
  Pocologan Location within New Brunswick. | |
| Coordinates: 45°07′20″N 66°35′03″W / 45.12222°N 66.58417°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  New Brunswick |
| County | Charlotte |
| Parish | Pennfield / Lepreau |
| Electoral Districts Federal | New Brunswick Southwest |
| Provincial | Charlotte-The Isles |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local service district |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 506 |
Located on the Bay of Fundy between Saint John and St. George, the community originally included New River Beach.
Clam harvesting and processing was an early industry however it was mostly non-existent by the 1980s due to over-harvesting.
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edit- ^ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Pocologan
- ^ Hamilton, William Baillie (1996-01-01). Place Names of Atlantic Canada. University of Toronto Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-8020-7570-3.
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