Dipper Harbour, New Brunswick

Dipper Harbour is a community on Route 790 in Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Dipper Harbour is located on the Bay of Fundy, 5.24 km E of Maces Bay: Musquash Parish, St. John County: named for a species of duck known as the bufflehead or dipper duck: PO 1855-1939: in 1866 Dipper Harbour was a fishing and farming community with about 23 resident families: in 1871 it had a post office, a church and a population of 200.[1]

The HMS Plumper was wrecked here in 1812, after capturing three small American privateer ships as part of the War of 1812.[2]

The following are a list of public schools in the community:

School Name Start End School District Year Open Max Enrolment 2012 Enrolment Notes
Fundy Shores School K

Fifth Grade (5)

Anglophone South

See also

References

  1. ^ Government of Canada, Official Website.
  2. ^ Ingersoll, Ernest, "Down East Latch Strings", pg95-100

45°05′42″N 66°25′49″W / 45.095068°N 66.430209°W / 45.095068; -66.430209

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