Newboro, Ontario
editNewboro, previously referred to as the Isthmus, is a village in the Rideau Lakes Township. Its first inhabitant was Benjamin Tett, who had purchased land there in 1837 [1] from Loyalist stock. Born in England, Tett operated a warehouse and docks on the Rideau Canal in 1839. Prior to this, he operated a mill in what would later become Westport. 1850 saw the completion of both a Methodist and an Anglican church in Newboro.
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Bicentennial version of the Madawaska Flag, with a porcupine.
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The Saint John River with the New Brunswick-Maine border and the location of Edmundston.
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The modern Madawaska County in New Brunswick.
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Flag of the Republic of Madawaska
The first "school" began operations out of the Tett home in 1839, but a separate school was built in the late 1840's.
Category:Rideau Lakes, Ontario
References
edit- ^ Patterson, 2006