Nearby: Florenceville
Like so much of early New Brunswick, farming and lumbering were the mainstays of Florenceville, which had a shingle mill, grist mill and a general store. Shingles were carted to the Saint John River by wagon to be loaded onto rafts for transport up and down the river. Later, steam-powered river boats were used above Grand Falls and with one of those stem wheelers was called the "Florenceville." In those years, the east side of the community was called Buckwheat Flat, and was less preferred to the west side at Buttermilk Creek. Overlooking the St. John River at Florenceville is the world headquarters for the vast McCain Foods empire which started from the humble potato. The McCain Group of Companies today employs more than 16,000 full-time people, in 55 food production facilities, in 11 countries, on 4 continents and in transportation, equipment manufacturing and other areas, achieving over 4 billion dollars (Canadian) in sales worldwide in 1997. The latest potato processing facilities are being built in Wroclaw, Poland and Matougues, France. FoundLocally's Business listings for Florenceville Attractions Florenceville Covered Bridge This bridge is located in the village of Florenceville off Route 2 Over the Saint John River This bridge was built in 1186, rebuilt in 1907, using the Howe Truss. It has a span of 154' and a length of 950' Andrew & Laura McCain Gallery 8 McCain Street 506 392-6769 High quality gallery showcases best of local and New Brunswick artists History of Florenceville Mural Village Place Mall, IGA Building Main & McCain Streets Community Map
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