Lorne, New Brunswick
Encyclopedia
Lorne is an unincorporated Canadian
community in Durham Parish
, Restigouche County
, New Brunswick
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Lorne is named for the Marquis of Lorne, John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll
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Lorne was settled in 1879. By 1898, Lorne was a farming settlement with 1 post office and a population of 75. The post office was established in 1893 and closed in 1967.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
community in Durham Parish
Durham Parish, New Brunswick
Durham is a Canadian parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.-Delineation:Durham Parish lies at the east end of Restigouche County in northwestern New Brunswick and is bordered to the north and east by Chaleur Bay, and to the west by Colborne Parish. To the south, Durham borders with Bathurst...
, Restigouche County
Restigouche County, New Brunswick
Restigouche County is located in north-central New Brunswick, Canada. The county is named for the Restigouche River which flows through the county and is famous for its salmon pools, which have attracted wealthy American and Canadian tourists to the region's summer colonies for decades...
, New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
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Lorne is named for the Marquis of Lorne, John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll
John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll
John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll KG, KT, GCMG, GCVO, VD, PC , usually better known by the courtesy title Marquess of Lorne, by which he was known between 1847 and 1900, was a British nobleman and was the fourth Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883...
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Lorne was settled in 1879. By 1898, Lorne was a farming settlement with 1 post office and a population of 75. The post office was established in 1893 and closed in 1967.