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6-472: The Albert County Museum is located in Hopewell Cape , New Brunswick . The Museum consists of eight buildings on a six-acre site and features twenty-two themed galleries. All of the buildings are original to the site and are part of the overall history presented. The County Tax Office, County Records Office and County Gaol are from the time of the creation of Albert County in 1845. The County Court House on
12-582: A population in 2016 of 647. Its population density of 4.3/Km2 makes the parish equivalent to the Village of Alma . Hopewell Cape is the site of the Hopewell Rocks , a world-famous geological formation accessible at low tide on Shepody Bay. Hopewell Cape is also the site of the Albert County Museum that features an original jail and courthouse. There are plans for displays at the museum that will highlight
18-661: The life and career of the Hon. Richard B. Bennett , former Prime Minister of Canada, who was born in nearby Hopewell Hill . Historically, the economy of Hopewell Cape was mainly based on lumbering; today it is largely based on tourism. On the morning of Mar 14, 2016, Elephant Rock, one of the most photographed of the cliff formations on the shores of the Bay of Fundy, sheared almost in half. 45°50′51.7″N 64°34′34.8″W / 45.847694°N 64.576333°W / 45.847694; -64.576333 This New Brunswick location article
24-589: The life of the Canadian Prime Minister, R. B. Bennett , who grew up in the community. It also contains artifacts and displays related to the convicted murderer, Tom Collins . This article related to a museum in Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick Hopewell Cape is a Canadian village and headland in Albert County , New Brunswick at
30-542: The northern end of Shepody Bay and the mouth of the Petitcodiac River . Hopewell Cape had been the municipal centre for Albert County prior to the dissolution of county municipal government in the 1960s. However, it was not incorporated as a Village like many other small villages had at that time. Exact population figures are not maintained; however, it is among the largest communities in Hopewell Parish , which had
36-612: The site was built in 1904 to replace the original that had been lost in a fire earlier. The complex encompasses what was known as the Shiretown (capital) of Albert County. The Albert County Museum is owned and operated by the Albert County Historical Society Incorporated, a Registered Canadian Charity. The museum houses the Prime Minister R.B. Bennett Commemorative Centre which opened in 2010 to commemorate
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