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Grafton is a community just outside Woodstock in the Canadian province of New Brunswick.[1] It is situated in Northampton, a parish of Carleton County.[2]
The Woodstock Airport is located here.
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History
In July 1888, the entire village burned to the ground, leaving 200 people homeless.[3] The local school was swiftly rebuilt before the beginning of 1889.[4]
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References
- ^ "Grafton". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "Grafton". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "A Village in Flames". The New York Times. 19 Jul 1888. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Crocket, William (1 March 1889). Annual Report of the Schools of New Brunswick, 1888. St. John: Daily Telegraph Book and Job Press. pp. Part III, Appendix A, p.32.
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