New Brunswick: Timeline

1534   First known exchange between Europeans and natives of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in New Brunswick.

1783   Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Canada

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 - First United Empire Loyalists reach Parrtown.

1784   Britain Kingdom of Great Britain

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 creates the colony of New Brunswick

1867   The British North America Act receives royal assent, forming the Dominion of Canada Canada

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 in an event known as Confederation Canadian Confederation

Canadian Confederation [i], or the Confederation of Canada, was the process by which the federal [i] ... 

. This unites the Province of Canada, Quebec Quebec

Quebec, or Qubec in French [i], In 1898, the Canadian Parliament passed the first ... 

, Ontario Ontario

Ontario is the most populous and second-largest in area of Canada [i]'s ten provinces [i] ... 

, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is a Canadian province [i] located on Canada [i]'s southeastern coast. ... 

 as of July 1. Ottawa Ottawa

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 becomes the capital, and John A. Macdonald John A. Macdonald

Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB [i], KCMG [i], PC [i] ... 

 becomes the Dominion's first prime minister Prime Minister of Canada

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1901   The 1,282 foot (390 meters) covered bridge crossing the St.John River at Hartland, New Brunswick, Canada Canada

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 opens. It is the longest covered bridge in the world.

1997   Official opening of the Confederation Bridge, the longest bridge spanning ice covered waters, between Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian [i] province [i] coextensive with the island [i] ... 

 and New Brunswick.