Pocologan, New Brunswick

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Pocologan
Unincorporated community
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; -66.58417Coordinates: 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)
E5J
Area code(s)506

Pocologan is a rural community in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada.[1] 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 .

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

History[]

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

Notable people[]

Main article: List of people from Charlotte County, New Brunswick

See also[]

References[]

  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.




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