Parrtown

E379043

Parrtown was the original name of the Loyalist settlement that later became the city of Saint John in New Brunswick, Canada.

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Label Occurrences
Parrtown canonical 2

Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former populated place
historical settlement
country Canada
foundedAfter American Revolutionary War
foundedBy American Loyalists
American Loyalists
surface form: United Empire Loyalists
foundedInPeriod 1780s
hasColonialPower Great Britain
hasColonialStatus British colonial settlement
hasHistoricalRole early Loyalist centre in New Brunswick
precursor to the first incorporated city in Canada
hasOriginalNameOf Saint John
hasProvince New Brunswick
hasRegion Atlantic Canada
hasSettlementType Loyalist settlement
languageOfMajority English
laterBecame Saint John
Saint John, New Brunswick
surface form: city of Saint John, New Brunswick
locatedIn Bay of Fundy
surface form: Bay of Fundy region

New Brunswick
Saint John Harbour
surface form: Saint John Harbour area
locatedNear mouth of the Saint John River
locatedOn Bay of Fundy
Saint John River
mergedToForm Saint John
mergedWith Carleton
namedAfter John Parr
partOf British America
surface form: British North America

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Saint John foundedAs Parrtown