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History of Moncton. Moncton's location in New Brunswick. The history of Moncton extends back thousands of years, with its first inhabitants being the First Nations of the region, such as the Mi'kmaq. Located in New Brunswick, Moncton 's motto is Resurgo, which is Latin for I rise again.
Vor 4 Tagen · Moncton, city and port, Westmorland county, southeastern New Brunswick, Canada. It lies 25 miles (40 km) from the mouth of the Petitcodiac River. Moncton is the largest city in the province. It was renamed (1855) for Lieutenant Colonel Robert Monckton, leader of a British military expedition.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Moncton regained its charter in 1875 after the community's economy rebounded, mainly due to a growing railway industry. In 1871, the Intercolonial Railway of Canada chose Moncton as its headquarters, and Moncton remained a railway town for well over a century until the Canadian National Railway (CNR) locomotive shops closed in the ...
9. Sept. 2012 · The Moncton Museum traces the history of Moncton back to when the site was the western end of a Mi'kmaq portage with Northumberland Strait. Buildings of historic importance include the Free Meeting House (1821) and Thomas Williams House (1883).
1871 – Moncton selected to be the headquarters of the Intercolonial Railway of Canada. 1875 – Moncton able to reincorporate with the motto "Resurgo" (I rise again). 1890 – Moncton achieves city status. 20th century. 1906 – Massive fire destroys ICR shops.
Gründung : 1766. Bürgermeister : Dawn Arnold. Website : www.moncton.ca. Innenstadtbereich von Moncton. Moncton ist eine Stadt in der kanadischen Provinz New Brunswick an der Ostküste des Landes. Mit 71.889 Einwohnern (Stand 2016) ist sie vor Saint John (67.575 Einwohner) die größte Stadt der Provinz.
History has long held that the first inhabitants of Moncton, New Brunswick’s largest city (72,000 inhabitants), were German settlers who arrived from Pennsylvania in 1766. They settled in a place called The Bend.
