Coldstream, New Brunswick

Coldstream is a Canadian community in Brighton Parish, New Brunswick.

This article is about the community. For the local service district, see Brighton Parish, New Brunswick.

Coldstream is located 6.4 km west of Carlisle, on the road to Hartland. It is next to the Becaguimec Stream.

History
See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Carleton County, New Brunswick

It was settled about 1826. It was first called Rockland and was renamed Coldstream when the post office was created in 1852. In 1866 Coldstream was a farming settlement with about 90 families. In 1871, the community and surrounding district had a population of 400. In 1898 Coldstream was a village with 1 post office, 3 stores, 1 sawmill, 1 hotel, 2 churches and a population of 250. The Post office was closed in 1969.[1] As of the 2011 census, 150 people lived here, a gain from the 2006 census (128).

Notable people
Main article: List of people from Carleton County, New Brunswick

See also

References
  1. "Coldstream". Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present. Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 May 2012.

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