Speerville is a rural community in New Brunswick, Canada.[1] It is home to the Speerville Flour Mill,[2][3] which opened in 1982.[4][5][6]
History
editSpeerville was settled in 1820 by William, John, and James Speer.[7] In 1878, a post office opened with Oliver Speer as the first postmaster. By 1898, Speerville had a population of 100.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Speerville". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Deconstructing Dinner - Speerville Flour MIll". Resilience. 8 February 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Speerville Flour Mill loses Sobeys as customer". CBC News. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ Lazor, Jack (2013). The Organic Grain Grower: Small-Scale, Holistic Grain Production for the Home and Market Producer. Chelsea Green Pub. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-60358-365-7. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "About". The Speerville Flour Mill. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ Sing, Nathan (7 October 2021). "The grassroots food insecurity initiatives putting an end to the 'starving student'". Macleans.ca. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ New Brunswick Genealogical Society (1991). Generations. New Brunswick Genealogical Society. p. 47. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Provincial Archives of New Brunswick". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
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