Hawkshaw, New Brunswick
Hawkshaw
Coordinates: 45°57′56″N 67°14′14″W / 45.9655°N 67.237361°W
Hawkshaw is a community in the Canadian province of New Brunswick located on the Saint John River[1] It is situated in Dumfries, a parish of York County.[2] Much of this community was submerged by water when the Mactaquac Dam was built in 1967. Prior to construction, many of the buildings were moved and others were burned. The town of Nackawic was built nearby to house the displaced residents.
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- ^ "Hawkshaw". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "Hawkshaw". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
Categories:
- Communities in York County, New Brunswick
- New Brunswick geography stubs