At the confluence of Southwest and Northwest Miramichi Rivers.
Named for John Wilson (1791-1876), innkeeper, jailer, cryer, and ferryman; b. Stromness, Orkney, Scotland.
Formerly called Beaubears Point, an anglicization of Boishébert.
During the Deportation of Acadians, Marquis Charles des Champs de Boishébert brought thousands of fleeing Acadians to adjacent Beaubears Island and the surrounding lands.
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