Beaver Brook Station, New Brunswick

Not to be confused with Beaver Brook, New Brunswick in Albert County.

Beaver Brook Station is a Canadian rural community in Northumberland County, New Brunswick.

Beaver Brook Station

Location of Beaver Brook Station in New Brunswick

History

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Northumberland County, New Brunswick

Beaver Brook Station was created when the Intercolonial Railway was constructed through the area 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Newcastle (now part of the city of Miramichi) in 1875.

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Northumberland County, New Brunswick

Max Aitken grew up in the nearby community of Newcastle, New Brunswick. In accepting his peerage, he chose the name "Lord Beaverbrook" (note the spelling difference) in reference to this community, after initially considering the harder to pronounce "Lord Miramichi".^[1]

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick