Pocologan, New Brunswick

Pocologan
Unincorporated community
Pocologan
Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°07′20″N 66°35′03″W / 45.12222°N 66.58417°W / 45.12222; -66.58417Coordinates: 45°07′20″N 66°35′03″W / 45.12222°N 66.58417°W / 45.12222; -66.58417
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Charlotte
Parish Pennfield / Lepreau
Electoral Districts
Federal
New Brunswick Southwest
Provincial Charlotte-The Isles
Government
 • Type Local service district
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s) E5J
Area code(s) 506

Pocologan is a rural community in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada.[1]

Located on the Bay of Fundy between Saint John and St. George, the community originally included New River Beach.

Clam harvesting and processing was an early industry however it was mostly non-existent by the 1980s due to over-harvesting.

History

Notable people

Constable Brad Deveau of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Known in British Columbia, or "E Div", for solving several high profile cases including the Nanaimo Strangler.

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