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Timeline of Moncton history

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Timeline of Moncton history
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This is a timeline of the history of Moncton.

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Fort Beausejour in 2006
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The Deportation of the Acadians had a significant impact on the history of Moncton
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Wooden Shipbuilding was responsible for the initial growth of the community
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The rail industry re-energized the community after the collapse of the shipbuilding industry
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The Intercolonial Railway was headquartered in Moncton
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Moncton has become the transportation hub of the Maritimes
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Aboriginal period

17th century

18th century

  • 1733 – Community of "Le Coude" (The Elbow) established near Halls Creek, at site of present-day Moncton.
  • 1751 – Fort Beauséjour at Aulac is built by France in response to the British construction of nearby Fort Lawrence.[2]
  • 1755 – British forces under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Monckton take Fort Beausejour and rename it Fort Cumberland.
  • 1755 – Expulsion of the Acadian people, including from the Petitcodiac River valley. Some Acadians escape into the woods and begin to conduct a resistance campaign against the British.
  • 1758 – Battle of Stoney Creek, end of the Acadian resistance.
  • 1761 – English Tantramar Township established.
  • 1766 – Captain John Hall arrives from Pennsylvania with a land grant from the Philadelphia Land Company and establishes Monckton Township with eight immigrant "Deutsch" families. The community is named "The Bend of the Petitcodiac".
  • 1780s – Acadians begin to return from exile and resettle in New Brunswick.

19th century

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20th century

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21st century

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See also

Notes

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