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the history of
COVERDALE
PARISH
Coverdale Parish was set off from Hillsborough Parish in 1828 and named after Myles Coverdale who produced the first printing of the Bible in English in 1535. The parish boundaries along the banks of the Petitcodiac River provided fertile farmland for settlements. Lumbering was an early industry on the inland rivers.
In 1973 three small villages were amalgamated to form the Town of Riverview, which has a current population of nearly 20,000 people and forms part of Greater Moncton (which includes Dieppe and Moncton). Riverview is the largest municipality in Albert County.
From 1942 until 1971, Coverdale was home to a top secret wireless naval base. During WWII, and then the Cold War, it played a pivotal role in tracking enemy communications.
Second World War WREN at Coverdale
Parish Place names
Bannister, Bridgedale, Cherryvale, Colpitts Settlement, Coverdale, Crossman, Five Points, Fourche a Crapaud, Grub Road, Gunningsville, Hopper, Little River, Lower Coverdale, Lower Turtle Creek, Middle Coverdale, Middlesex, Niagara, Nixon, Pine Glen, Point Park, Price, Riverview, Riverview Heights, Stoney Creek, Synton, Turtle Creek, Upper Coverdale, West Riverview, Wrights Mill.
Gunningsville Bridge
Trivia
Top Ten Things to Do
1. Dobson Trail
2. Mill Creek Trail 3. Riverfront Trail 4. Caisley Park
5. Riverview Sunfest 6. WinterFest
7. Riverview Arts Centre
8. Maple Festival
9. Light Up Riverview 10. Gunningsville
Bridge
Riverfront Park Gazebo
Did you know?
In the past Coverdale was best known for Fox Ranches and Dairy Farms. Now it's perhaps best known for the Nav Canada Air Traffic Control Centre.
1.What was the name of the Canadian Naval base located inside what is now Riverview Town limits?
2.What important event happened at the Naval base on April 30, 1945?
3. What year was the Town of Riverview formed?
4.What were the names of the original settlements that amalgamated to form the Town of Riverview?
5.How many Gunningsville Bridges have there been?
6.According to the 1871 Census, Coverdale Parish had a population of how many?
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Answers
1.HMCS Coverdale. 2. On April 30, 1945, a Coverdale operator intercepted a message
telling that Hitler was dead. She was the first allied person to hear the news of his death. 3.1973 4. Bridgedale, Gunningsville and Riverview Heights. 5. Five. 6. 250.