Dunbar Hill

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  • On Campobello Island.
  • Named for John Dunbar, settler in 1785, who was executed for his wife’s murder.

Dumfries Parish

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  • Established in 1833.
  • Named for Dumfries, Scotland, said to be the home of Adam Allen who settled at the mouth of Pokiok Stream.

Drummond Parish

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  • Established in 1872.
  • Possibly named for Sir Gordon Drummond (1771-1854), administrator of Canada 1815-1816, or for Drummond Castle, 18 miles from Perth, Scotland, where various Baron Drummonds were known as Lord Perth.

Douglastown

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  • 4 miles northeast of Newcastle. Post Office from 1835. Village incorporated 1966.
  • Named by Allan Gilmour and John Rankin circa 1825 for Sir Howard Douglas (1776-1861) Lieut. Gov. of New Brunswick 1823-1832.
  • Probably named just before the Great Fire, October 1825, when Douglas was in Newcastle to lay a stone for the Presbyterian church.
  • Formerly named Gretna Green, which many continued to use long after 1825.

Douglasfield

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  • 3 miles southwest of Chatham. Post Office circa 1885-1950.
  • Named for Archibald Douglass, land grantee.

Douglas Harbour

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  • On west side of Grand Lake.
  • Probably named for Sir Howard Douglas. In Maliseet Skumcook, possibly meaning ‘sand bay’.

Douglas Parish

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  • Established in 1824.
  • Named for Sir Howard Douglas (1776-1861), Lieut. Gov. of New Brunswick 1823-1832.

Doaktown

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  • South-west of Newcastle; half way between Newcastle and Fredericton.
  • Post Office from 1854. Village incorporated 1966.
  • Named for Robert Doak (?-1857), Scottish settler circa 1812 from Ochiltree, Ayrshire.
  • His home is open to the public for tours during the summer months.

Dawsonville

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  • First established in 1879 as Dawsonvale under Free Grants Act.
  • Robert, Ralph and John Dawson (first postmaster) were granted land there.

Dalhousie

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  • Post Office from 1831. Shire town of Restigouche County 1837. Town incorporated 1905.
  • Probably named by Sir Howard Douglas in 1826 for James Andrew Brown Ramsay, 10th Earl and 1st Marquis of Dalhousie (1812-1860), Gov. Gen. of Canada, 1819-1828, who visited there when the place was named.
  • In Mi’kmaq Sigadomkuk, possibly ‘place of bright stones and many shells’.