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GRAND BAY-WESTFIELD ISTORIC LACES P Town Limits Grand Bay-Westfield Loch Alva Provincial Protected Natural Area T own Limits Bay-W own Grand Mathers Exit 71 N Little Lake BACKLA DS TR to Fredericton AI Negro L Smith Lake Lake 22 Exit 90 7 to Saint John 28 29 Exit 86 Negro Lake Nerepis 7 26 27 Boulevard 24 Mount Hope 177 Historic Site Nerepis Road 25 Built 1786 estfield Exit 80 Colonel Nase 177 Britain Road 2 20 177 1 4 23 9 12 13 18 19 21 Sagwa Grand Bay 6 11 7 Ononette 15 3 5 8 Westfield Beach Lingley Woolastook Drive 10 Pamdenac Picnic Shelter 14 River Valley Drive 16 17 Ingleside Epworth Park 102 845 192 River Valley Drive 1 Unfold the history behind this 241 River Valley Drive 2 picturesque community of Ash Glen Lane 3 friends along the St. John River. 20 Macdonald Avenue 4 The Town of Grand Bay-Westfield is proud to Pamdenec Road and River Valley Drive 5 showcase its historic places associated with the 171 Woolastook Drive 6 first settlers, early transportation, commercial 268 Woolastook Drive 7 activity and recreation. 15 Brandy Crescent 8 Read about original family farms, private 33 Nerepis Road 9 cemeteries and early churches by clicking on 34 Nerepis Road 10 the markers in the legend to the left or 52 Nerepis Road 11 where located on the map above . Enjoy the 8 Golf Club Road 12 photographs of unique landmarks featuring 133 Nerepis Road 13 black loyalist grants, an ancient portage trail 156 Nerepis Road 14 and a riverboat wharf. Learn about a Stagecoach 2 Brundage Point Road 15 16 Inn, an early railway, summer communities, a 4 Ferry Road golf club designed by a famous architect, and 17 21 Ferry Road a fresh air camp for city children. Stories 18 235 Nerepis Road connected to these special places are collected 19 Westfield Beach and shared with residents and visitors. 273 Nerepis Road 20 Other Cultural Heritage sites you may wish 279 Nerepis Road 21 to visit: Black Loyalist Land Grants 22 2 Mallard Drive 23 The Grand Bay-Westfield 525 Nerepis Road 24 Municipal Heritage Trail 9 Brittain Road 25 621 Nerepis Road 26 Brundage Point Interpretive Panels 670 Nerepis Road 27 690 Nerepis Road 28 Lower River Passage 700 Nerepis Road 29 Like this on facebook/pages/Grand-Bay-Westeld-Heritage GRAND BAY-WESTFIELD GPS Coordinates ISTORIC PLACES 45 20 55.0 N 66 13 30.5 W George W. Crawford Home 2 Brundage Point Road Situated atop a small hill, the distinct gambrel-roofed home overlooks the Grand Bay-Westfield ferry landing. Gambrel-roofed homes are uncommon in Grand Bay-Westfield. The roof of the George W. Crawford home is particularly distinctive due to the pronounced curve of the lower rafters, which are broken by flat-roofed dormers (two on each side). The home is associated with a thriving sawmill that once dominated the shoreline. The mill was integral to the town as an employer and as an influence on the rhythm of life for residents: a local historian recalls that many kept time by the Crawford Home today mill’s whistles. George W. Crawford was a grandson of William Crawford, a cabinetmaker from Londonderry, Ireland, who acquired a farm of 200 acres in 1810. George owned the “Crawford Mill” for a period prior to 1920. It is not clear if he built the original mill, or if he inherited or acquired an already operational business. Crawford and his family settled at 2 Brundage Point Road toward the end of the 1800s. It is likely his association with the mill began at about that time. A Mr. Primes, a lumber camp equipment salesman, kept a store in one end of Crawford’s long rectangular home. This speaks to the importance of the Brundage Point area to local industry during those years. The Wilson Box Factory mill was sold to the Wilson Box Factory of Saint John circa 1920, but went out of business a decade later. The land was then sold to Rulof Baxter. The mill and associated structures, other than the home, were left to deteriorate over time, marking the end of the sawmill industry at Brundage Point. When the house Crawford lived in burned ca. 1913, the lot was sold to James Baxter, father of Rulof Baxter, who constructed the current structure on the original granite foundation. A section of the foundation, partially covered by red brick and other material, is a visible remnant of the building’s history. Although members of the Baxter family have resided at 2 Brundage since ca. 1913, many still refer to the historic place as “the Crawford Home” Baxter/Crawford House atop “Crawford Hill.” If you want to dig deeper, explore the rich history and listen to some stories about our homes, churches, cemeteries and landmarks, click here: www.grandbaywestfieldheritage.com. You may also find them on the federal site: www.historicplaces.ca which provides the opportunity to explore other historic places across Canada. return to the main page GRAND BAY-WESTFIELD GPS Coordinates ISTORIC PLACES 45 21 47.9 N 66 15 37.4 W Lingley Homestead 2 Mallard Drive Situated on a steeply sloping hill just off Nerepis Road, this house sits on a beautifully landscaped property that has belonged to members of the Lingley family for almost 190 years. The Lingleys were early settlers in Grand Bay-Westfield. Peter Lingley (1769-1831) and his wife, Mary (1774-1831), United Empire Loyalists from New York State, settled here in 1783. Lingley Station, 1920 Land grant map 156 records a grant to Lingley of 200 acres. The Lingleys built their home on a parcel of land near the mouth of the Nerepis River in an area that came to be known as Lingley Station. Over time, the land was divided up among four sons and continued to be owned by members of the family for nearly two centuries. Steen and Sadie Lingley were the last Lingleys to live on the property. As they had no children, they sold much of the property in 1966. The original Lingley home on the land burned in 1921 in the Westfield Fire. It was replaced with the existing structure, which was purchased after Sadie Lingley’s death by the Sutton family in 1970. It is a well-preserved example of a 1920s farmhouse. The house remains primarily as it was constructed; a large kitchen and bedroom were added in 1974 and extensive landscaping has been done. The original exterior features of the building include shingles, wrap-around veranda, Portion of Land Grant Map central gable of the façade, and 2/2 windows. If you want to dig deeper, explore the rich history and listen to some stories about our homes, churches, cemeteries and landmarks, click here: www.grandbaywestfieldheritage.com. You may also find them on the federal site: www.historicplaces.ca which provides the opportunity to explore other historic places across Canada. return to the main page GRAND BAY-WESTFIELD GPS Coordinates ISTORIC PLACES 45 20 52.1 N 66 13 26.0 W 6000 acres extending from Brundage Point to Nerepis Alwington Manor 4 Ferry Road Alwington Manor was the home of General John Coffin (1756-1838), a significant figure in the history of Grand Bay-Westfield. A Loyalist officer and descendent of an aristocratic British An impressive view of the property today family, Coffin resided in Boston prior to his arrival in the province in 1783. Stories abound about this controversial This was once the home of the farmer character who served in the Kings American Regiment with who was the property caretaker Henry Nase, another figure prominent in the area’s history who became Coffin’s business partner. Coffin is credited with developing the area; he assisted in the construction of mills and farms, even importing farming stock and “implements of husbandry” from England and the United States. Coffin originally lived in a home built for him by Henry Nase on land acquired on his behalf by Edward Winslow. In 1790 he acquired Glasier’s Manor from Beamsley Perkins Glasier consisting of 6000 acres. He renamed the property Alwington Manor after his ancestral home in Devon, England. The property was described in John McGregor’s British America, Volume 1 (1832) as a “beautiful and picturesque spot” overlooking the confluence of the St. John and Nerepis Rivers. The Coffin home, well known in the town until it was Grant map illustrating the Boundary line destroyed by fire in 1980, occupied by his son, Admiral John of the 6000 acre Glasier’s Land Grant Coffin. Remnants of the extensive apple orchard still stand extending from Brandy Point, emcompassing as a reminder of the impressive estate that Coffin built. Its both sides of the Nerepis River intrinsic value resides in its considerable landscape that has retained its sense of place despite the passage of time. If you want to dig deeper, explore the rich history and listen to some stories about our homes, churches, cemeteries and landmarks, click here: www.grandbaywestfieldheritage.com. You may also find them on the federal site: www.historicplaces.ca which provides the opportunity to explore other historic places across Canada. return to the main page GRAND BAY-WESTFIELD GPS Coordinates ISTORIC PLACES 45 20 15.21N 66 13 03.6 W Hyw 7 Exit 80 (power line) to Negro Lake Black Loyalist Grants D. Dibblee Westfield Golf & Country Club 8 Golf Club Road The Westfield Golf and Country Club consists of an 18-hole The original Westfield Golf Clubhouse golf course and clubhouse, located at the top of the “Crawford Hillside.” The clubhouse and course boast scenic views of the St.