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Moncton History Timeline

After a successful article on the History of Moncton, we have created Moncton's historic timeline. You can use this information as a reference to look up important dates and events as you need them.

DATE EVENT
1670s Chignecto settlement was established by the Acadian People
1686 The earliest reference of the Petcoucoyer Riverthe on the de Meulles Map
1689 The Acadians travel to the Shepody River
1700 Chipodie Acadian settlement established
1733 Settlement of Le Coude near the Halls Creek established
1751 Fort Beausejour was built in response to the British having built Fort Lawrence.
1755 The British, under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Monckton, took fort Beausejour and renamed it Fort Cumberland.
1750s Extradition of Acadian people.
1761 English Tantramar Township established.
1766 Captain John Hall arrived from Pennsylvania to establish Monckton Township
1780s Acadians started to return from exile and settle in the Moncton area.
1836 Regular stage coach and mail service started to operate thus connecting Halifax – Monckton Township and Saint John.
1853 Railway connecting Shediac and St. John via Moncton is built.
1855 First incorporation of Monckton as a city. The name was spelled " Moncton " for the first time.
1850s Economic recession in Moncton.
1862 Moncton withdraws its incorporated status.
1872 Headquarters of the Intercolonial Railway was established in Moncton.
1875 Second incorporation of Monckton as a city.
1890 Moncton was given city status.
1913 Moncton Public Library Opened
1922 Moncton’s first radio CNRA started to operate.
1926 Capitol Theatre opened
1954 The first locally broadcasted TV, CKCW-TV went on the air.
1968 The Moncton causeway built.
1983 Queen Elizabeth, II visited Moncton
1996 Moncton's own hockey team, Wild Cats formed.

1999

52 heads of state from all over the world came to Moncton for the Francophone Summit

2002, August 6

Moncton City Council passed a motion to become Canada's first officially bilingual city.

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