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34-583: The river's source is in the foothills of Albert County , near the rural community of Goshen . It runs southwest through the community of Penobsquis ; several tributaries join the river in the town of Sussex several kilometres further west. Between Sussex and the river's junction with the Saint John River at Millidgeville (part of Saint John ), the Kennebecasis River runs through a well-defined river valley which has become one of

68-428: A census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Albert County had a population of 30,749 living in 12,913 of its 13,476 total private dwellings, a change of 5.5% from its 2016 population of 29,158 . With a land area of 1,806.23 km (697.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 17.0/km (44.1/sq mi) in 2021. Highways and numbered routes that run through

102-503: A highway bridge over the Kennebecasis River to the Kingston Peninsula however this has been rejected by numerous provincial governments citing financial pressures as well as the likelihood of suburban sprawl occurring in this farming area as a result. The Kennebecasis River valley communities have rich histories; many were settled by Loyalists in the 1780s and 1790s who traveled upriver from Saint John to land grants offered by

136-781: A result of its connection with the navigable portions of the Saint John River. Albert County, New Brunswick Albert County (2016 population 29,158) is New Brunswick's third-youngest county , located on the Western side of the Petitcodiac River on the Chignecto Bay in the Bay of Fundy ; the shire town is Hopewell Cape . The county was established in 1845 from parts of Westmorland County and Saint John County , and named after Prince Albert . Since

170-575: The European and North American Railway for extension from Saint John westward to build the "Western Extension" of the E&;NA system. The 90-mile railway was surveyed later that year and a contract for construction was awarded to E.R. Burpee. On November 9, 1865, the first sod was turned at South Bay by the mayor of Saint John. By August 14, 1869, the line was opened between South Bay and Hartts Mills (later renamed Fredericton Junction). On November 17, 1869,

204-598: The New Brunswick Railway (NBR) in 1883. On July 1, 1890, the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) secured a lease for 999 years for the NBR. CPR applied to abandon the line effective January 1, 1995, however it was subsequently taken over by New Brunswick Southern Railway which continues to operate the line today. The E&NA "Maine" was operated separately from its completion in 1871 until it

238-577: The St. John and Maine Railway on March 29, 1878, and acquired the property in New Brunswick on August 31. The New Brunswick Railway leased this line on July 1, 1883. The Maine property was similarly reorganized under its original name - European and North American Railway - in October 1880. The Maine Central Railroad leased this line on April 1, 1882. Although the entire Portland to Halifax line that

272-534: The University of New Brunswick , was employed in the surveying and construction of the line. Ketchum surveyed a high-capacity railway with long tangent sections and minimal grades between Saint John and Moncton. The first section of the E&NA opened between Shediac and Moncton on August 20, 1857, a distance of 16.8 miles (27.0 km). Although the Shediac-Moncton section was the first part opened,

306-735: The British colonies with the railway network of the United Province of Canada . Poor himself was also promoting a connection from Portland to Richmond and built the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad (SL&A), opening in 1853, the same year it was purchased by Grand Trunk . Poor stood to benefit from a dual flow of traffic from the Maritimes to New England and the Maritimes to the Canadas. The railway most commonly referred to as

340-450: The British government. They became more prominent during the late 1800s following construction of the European and North American Railway through the area, which allowed for easier travel between Saint John and Moncton. Over the ensuing decades, the lower Kennebecasis River valley became a summer vacation destination for wealthy Maritimers, Americans and central Canadians. It is also a popular cruising destination for recreational boating as

374-599: The CPR purchased the 56 mile Mattawamkeag to Vanceboro section from MEC for US$ 5.4 million, although MEC maintained trackage rights . MEC maintained ownership of the 58 mile Bangor to Mattawamkeag section. In 1981, MEC was purchased by Guilford Rail System , which continues to operate the Bangor to Mattawamkeag section. CPR applied to abandon the Mattawamkeag-Vanceboro section effective January 1, 1995, however it

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408-630: The E&NA in Canada was built between Saint John and Shediac, New Brunswick as a segment of Poor's vision of a Portland-Nova Scotia line. The initial ownership of the line is unclear, however the European and North American Railway was incorporated in New Brunswick on March 15, 1851, following the Portland conference, with the intention being to start construction east toward Nova Scotia. Both Saint John, and St. Andrews, New Brunswick were vying for

442-577: The E&NA to begin in their respective communities; however Saint John managed to convince the company to begin on the east side of the Saint John River . Saint John also convinced the company to forego plans to build into Nova Scotia by concentrating on reaching the Northumberland Strait first. This would give the city a steamship connection through the Gulf of St. Lawrence to Canada East , as well as allowing coal and other goods to avoid

476-509: The Saint John River. The lower Kennebecasis River valley is largely a suburban/exurban region for Saint John . The area is outside the summer ' fog belt' for the Bay of Fundy and enjoys more sunshine year-round than Saint John. It is also substantially colder in winter than the Bay of Fundy-climate-controlled city proper. "The Valley" or "KV", as the lower Kennebecasis River valley is called by locals, has experienced dramatic population growth over

510-599: The Shediac spur has been cut back to Scoudouc, New Brunswick . The E&NA "Western Extension" was operated by the New Brunswick government separately from the E&NA "Eastern Extension" and thus did not get included in the takeover by the Intercolonial Railway, which was focused exclusively on building and operating a railway from Halifax to Quebec. The E&NA "Western Extension" was standard gauged by 1877. The E&NA "Western Extension" became part of

544-492: The abolition of county municipal governments in 1967, its best-known use is as a census division . The mineral albertite was discovered a few miles away in 1849, giving rise to Albert Mines. There are four municipalities within Albert County (listed by 2016 population): The county's six parishes serve as rural census subdivisions, which do not include the municipalities within them (listed by 2016 population): As

578-743: The boundary bridge crossing the St. Croix River . On November 9, 1872, the Eastern Division was consolidated, along with the Nova Scotia Railway , into the Intercolonial Railway . On the other hand, the Maine and Western companies were merged on December 1, 1872, as the Consolidated European and North American Railway , which defaulted on its bonds in 1875. The Western Extension bondholders organized

612-604: The circuitous and hazardous transit around Nova Scotia. Construction started in 1853, heading northeast from Saint John up the Kennebecasis River valley. Unfortunately construction did not proceed very far and the company went bankrupt in 1856 with the colonial government of New Brunswick taking over the company's line in 1857. That year (1857) saw construction proceed apace under a newly reincorporated government-owned European and North American Railway Co. Canada's first civil engineering graduate, H.G.C. Ketchum , of

646-524: The communities of Valley Waters and Hampton , before it empties into a delta -like area informally called the Hampton Marsh. West of Hampton, the Kennebecasis flows in a broad fjord -like glacial valley which defines the southern side of the Kingston Peninsula. At its junction with the Saint John River, the Kennebecasis River helps to form Grand Bay . Several large islands can be found in

680-596: The county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits: European and North American Railway The European and North American Railway (E&NA) is the name for three historic Canadian and American railways which were built in New Brunswick and Maine . The idea of the E&NA as a single system was conceived at a railway conference in Portland, Maine in 1850 by railroad entrepreneur John A. Poor . The line

714-484: The late 1850s, the Nova Scotia Railway had already built a line from Halifax to Truro, Nova Scotia , with a stated ambition of building westward to link with the E&NA in New Brunswick; thus the E&NA stood with its Saint John-Shediac line for several years. The missing link between Truro and Moncton was finally built by the Intercolonial Railway , completed in 1872. The E&NA's "Eastern Extension" locomotive shops and headquarters were located in Shediac until it

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748-530: The line was completely opened from the Maine border at St. Croix east to Saint John. The E&NA incorporated in the State of Maine as the European and North American Railway on August 20, 1850. Subsequent delays over the next 15 years saw its charter revised to run from Bangor to Vanceboro, Maine on the International Boundary opposite St. Croix, New Brunswick. Construction finally began with

782-420: The line was soon extended 2 miles east to the better wharf facilities at Point du Chene. The line had been surveyed to extend from Cape Brule 2 miles further east of Point du Chene, however the sheltered harbour at Point du Chene won out over the more exposed Cape Brule location. Meanwhile, the line between Hampton, New Brunswick and Saint John opened in 1859 and the remaining section between Moncton and Hampton

816-471: The past several decades, largely owing to the development of Route 1 through the area in the 1960s. Once a minor dormitory suburb of the Saint John area, the towns of Rothesay and Quispamsis constitute a moderately-sized population centre with some commercial development. Saint John, by contrast, has suffered from an erosion of its tax and commercial bases as population and businesses have migrated away from

850-627: The primary land transportation routes in the southern part of the province, hosting the Route 1 expressway and the Canadian National Railway line to the Port of Saint John . The upper two thirds of the Kennebecasis River passes through pastoral rural countryside consisting of Acadian mixed forest and various agricultural areas, notably dairy farms around Sussex. Southwest of Sussex, the river becomes increasingly larger as it passes

884-402: The river, such as Kennebecasis Island just off-shore from Summerville on the Kingston Peninsula, and uninhabited (with the exception of a few summer cottages & an Off The Grid Community on the southern part of the island) Long Island , located near Rothesay . The communities of Nauwigewauk , Quispamsis and Rothesay become increasingly urban as the river approaches its junction with

918-419: The section from Bangor to Olamon, Maine , opening in 1868 and Olamon to Mattawamkeag, Maine , opening in 1869. The 114 mile line was finally completed to Vanceboro in October 1871, linking the E&NA (Maine) to the E&NA (Western Extension) at Vanceboro-St. Croix. A ceremony celebrating completion of the line was attended by U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and Canadian Governor General Lord Lisgar at

952-753: The urban core. The Kennebecasis effectively isolates the Kingston Peninsula from suburban sprawl. It is crossed by two ferry services, the Gondola Point Ferry that connects Gondola Point to Reeds Point, and the Summerville to Millidgeville Ferry that connects Millidgeville to Summerville. A third ferry service, the Kennebecasis Island Ferry connects Summerville to Kennebecasis Island . Several controversial proposals have been made in recent decades to build

986-724: The years: The Intercolonial Railway (ICR) took over the Nova Scotia Railway and E&NA "Eastern Extension" on November 9, 1872, following completion of its connection between Truro and Moncton. The E&NA "Eastern Extension" was standard gauged on November 11, 1872. The Intercolonial Railway came under the control of the Canadian Government Railways (CGR) in 1915. CGR was merged into the Canadian National Railways (CNR) in 1918. CN continues to operate these lines, although

1020-490: Was envisioned at the Portland conference in 1850 was not built by the E&NA per se, several portions of this system were completed by other companies as follows: An express passenger train known as the Gull was jointly operated over this route by the various owners from 1930 to 1960. Although the Portland to Halifax railway line remains in operation, various sections of the line have undergone several corporate changes over

1054-507: Was intended to link Portland (the eastern terminus of the US rail network) with an ice-free Atlantic port in Nova Scotia to connect with fast trans-Atlantic ships from Europe ; the port at Halifax was discussed as a possible eastern terminus for the line, as was Canso . The concept was also discussed throughout the early 1850s in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Maine as a means to connect

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1088-666: Was leased to the Maine Central Railroad (MEC) in 1882. In 1889 the International Railway of Maine was built by Canadian Pacific Railway from Megantic, Quebec to the MEC at Mattawamkeag, Maine The MEC granted trackage rights to the CPR over the 56 mile section from Mattawamkeag to Vanceboro at that time. In November 1955, MEC purchased the entire 114 mile E&NA "Maine" for US$ 125 per share or US$ 3,114,500 payable in cash or bonds. On December 17, 1974,

1122-549: Was opened in 1860. In 1860, the colony of New Brunswick issued a postage stamp which illustrated an E&NA engine. The stamp was commissioned by the postmaster and one of the railway's directors, Charles Connell . Unfortunately, the E&NA never progressed east from Moncton to its stated goal of Nova Scotia. However, the extension to the Northumberland Strait provided an important link to Prince Edward Island (via ferry) and an alternate route to Lower Canada. By

1156-477: Was taken over by the Intercolonial Railway, which moved them to Moncton. Less well-known was the railway most commonly referred to as the E&NA Western Extension which was built between South Bay, New Brunswick (immediately west of Saint John) and St. Croix on the International Boundary with Maine. On April 13, 1864, the colonial government in New Brunswick incorporated a company called

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