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the history of ALMA PARISH
Alma Parish was established from the western half of Harvey Parish in 1855, taking its name after the Battle of Alma during the Crimean War. During the time of the first settlers, the community of Alma was called Salmon River, but was renamed Alma in 1873. In 1966, Alma was incorporated as a village.
Whereas many areas of the county were flourishing in the early 1800s, Alma Parish was slow to be settled. The rugged coastal terrain was not conducive to settlements of any size. By 1830 persecution and lack of employment in Ireland brought many immigrants to the area. Other families from Nova Scotia and Maine settled in the region at about the same time. Early settlers included the Cleveland, Turnbull, Locke, Foster, McKinley, Rossiter, Christopher and Edgett families.
Many small sawmills sprang up along the rivers and lakes and lumbering became a key industry. Weir fishing was to follow in 1840 but died off in the 1880s. Today's industries are lobster and scallop fishing, along with tourism.
Alma Covered Bridge
Parish Place names
Alma, Alma West, Barretsholme, Blackwood, Butland Settlement, Cannon Town Beach, Churchill, Doran, Dowling Road, Hastings, Hebron, Kerry, Mitchells Corner, New Ireland, New Ireland Road, Point Wolfe, Salmon River, Sinclair Hill, Tehans Corner, Union Settlement, Upper Salmon River.
Schooner at Anderson's Hollow, Waterside
Trivia
1.What year was Fundy National Park officially opened?
2. Who was the first North American registered female sea captain or ship master?
3. What famous crustacean is Alma known for?
4.What bridge was accidentally blown up in 1990?
5.What were the names of the last tall ships built in Albert County?
6.During the Great Depression, which Alma lumber baron was known for his outstanding role in holding the community together?
Alma Harbour
Top Ten Things to Do
1. Fundy National Park
2. Alma Fleet Launch 3. Molly Kool Centre 4. Alma Wharf
5. Rising Tide Festival 6. Alma Beach
7. Sticky buns
8. Forty-Five River
Covered Bridge 9. Point Wolfe
Covered Bridge 10. Fundy Lobster and
Scallops
Alma Beach Photo by Doris Weir
Did you know?
Alma has been nicknamed "Jasper of the East". Like Jasper, Alberta, Alma welcomes visitors to a famous National Park, and is known for its beautiful scenery.
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Answers
1.The park officially opened July 29, 1950. 2. Myrtle 'Molly' Kool 3.Lobster 4. The Point Wolfe Covered Bridge, it was subsequently rebuilt in 1992. 5.The last of the tall ships built in Albert County were the Meredith A. White and the Vincent A. White in 1918. 6. Judson Arthur Cleveland.