Elgin, New Brunswick

Elgin is a Canadian rural community in Albert County, New Brunswick.

This article is about the community sometimes called Elgin Centre. For the civil parish, the former local service districts of Elgin and Elgin Parish, and the census subdivision, see Elgin Parish, New Brunswick.

Elgin is located in New Brunswick
Elgin
Elgin
Location of Elgin in New Brunswick

It is situated in the western part of the county, approximately 14 kilometres south of Petitcodiac around the intersection of Route 905, and Route 895

Elgin is home to the former Elgin Elementary School which had shut down in 2002 as well as the Elgin Eco Association, a non-profit environmental organization started in June 2004 which serves the Elgin area.[1]

Elgin is also the founding and headquarter site of Canadian Syrup Inc. (Steeves Maples), a maple syrup producing company established in 1869 which exports products internationally through distributor relationships.[2]

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

The first European to settle in the Elgin area was John Geldart, Junior in c. 1806, the eldest son of John Geldart, the Yorkshire settler. Upon his arrival at the Pollett River, the land had extremely dense forest. He and other settlers constructed the first roads, although First Nations' paths existed. The community was named after James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin who was the Governor of the United Province of Canada.[3]

In 1874 the Elgin, Petitcodiac and Havelock Railway was incorporated and a branch line was constructed south from the Intercolonial Railway mainline at Petitcodiac to Elgin, along with a branch line north from Petitcodiac to Havelock. The railway was reincorporated as the Elgin and Havelock Railway in 1894. Construction to Elgin was assisted by the community, which borrowed $13,000 (1874 value) from the county as an incentive.

Notable people
Main article: List of people from Albert County, New Brunswick

See also

References
  1. "About Us". Elgin Eco Association.
  2. "Success Stories – Canadian Syrup (Steeves Maples)" (PDF).
  3. "The Origin of Elgin". Connecting Albert County.

Neighbouring communities
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