Village of Benton

Posted on May 1, 2017September 24, 2020 by MyNB

The Village of Benton is located on the Eel River, 9.21 km WSW of Meductic. It was settled in 1830 by settlers from the St. John River valley and was first called Rankin Mills from 1860 to 1873. ... Read More

Village of St. Martins

Posted on August 14, 2015September 24, 2020 by MyNB

The Village of St. Martins was settled in 1783 by a detachment of the King’s Orange Rangers– Loyalist soldiers from Orange and Duchess Counties, New York. The detachment had been posted to garriso... Read More

World’s Longest Covered Bridge

Posted on August 25, 2013May 27, 2020 by MyNB

This is the history of the World’s Longest Covered Bridge in Hartland. In the 1860s the Saint John River valley was extremely productive at producing hundreds to thousands of bushels of oats and... Read More

Hoyt Station Covered Bridge

Posted on July 4, 2013February 9, 2020 by MyNB

The Hoyt Station bridge is one of three covered bridges in the Hoyt area. The Bell Covered Bridge is located on the Boyne Road at Juvenile and the Smyth Covered Bridge is located at Mill Settlement. B... Read More