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New bridge in Kings County named for Black 'pipe-smoking icon'


New bridge in Kings County named for Black pipe-smoking icon
The provincial government renamed the Grant Brook Bridge No. 1, on Route 124, after Charlotte Watson, the last surviving member of a Black community in Springfield Parish.
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Charlotte Watson is pictured, left, in a photo taken around 1900, with Margaret Jane Menzie on Menzie Road in Kings County.(Submitted by Barb Pearce) ....

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Replaced Bridge Named After Charlotte Watson


Charlotte Watson. (Image: Barb Pearce)
A recently replaced bridge in Kings County has been renamed to commemorate the life of a well-known Black New Brunswicker.
Grant Brook Bridge #1 on Route 124 in Springfield Parish is now known as the Charlotte Watson Bridge.
Tourism, Heritage and Culture Minister Tammy Scott-Wallace said it warms her heart to see Watson recognized this way.
“I grew up in that area hearing stories of Charlotte and people still share those memories today,” Scott-Wallace said in a news release. “Her name will continue to remind us of the meaningful contribution the Black community has made to our collective history.” ....

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