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Pocologan, New Brunswick

Coordinates: 45°07′20″N 66°35′03″W / 45.12222°N 66.58417°W / 45.12222; -66.58417
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Pocologan
Maliseet papkeləkwan
Pocologan roadway, c. 1930
Pocologan roadway, c. 1930
Pocologan is located in New Brunswick
Pocologan
Pocologan
Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°07′20″N 66°35′03″W / 45.12222°N 66.58417°W / 45.12222; -66.58417
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyCharlotte
ParishPennfield / Lepreau
Electoral Districts
Federal

New Brunswick Southwest
ProvincialCharlotte-The Isles
Government
 • TypeLocal service district
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
Area code506

Pocologan is a rural community in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada.[1] Pocologan word origin is from Maliseet that means marshy area or bay and also resting place for canoes. The community is named after the nearby Pocologan River.[2]

Located on the Bay of Fundy between Saint John and St. George, the community originally included New River Beach.

Clam harvesting and processing was an early industry however it was mostly non-existent by the 1980s due to over-harvesting.

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References

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  1. ^ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Pocologan
  2. ^ Hamilton, William Baillie (1996-01-01). Place Names of Atlantic Canada. University of Toronto Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-8020-7570-3.