Parrtown

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Parrtown was the original name of the Loyalist settlement that later became the city of Saint John in New Brunswick, Canada.

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Label Occurrences
Parrtown canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former populated place
historical settlement
country Canada
foundedAfter American Revolutionary War
foundedBy American Loyalists
United Empire Loyalists
linked to: American Loyalists
foundedInPeriod 1780s
hasColonialPower Great Britain
hasColonialStatus British colonial settlement
hasHistoricalRole early Loyalist centre in New Brunswick
precursor to the first incorporated city in Canada
hasOriginalNameOf Saint John
hasProvince New Brunswick
hasRegion Atlantic Canada
hasSettlementType Loyalist settlement
languageOfMajority English
laterBecame Saint John
city of Saint John, New Brunswick
locatedIn Bay of Fundy region
linked to: Bay of Fundy

New Brunswick
Saint John Harbour area
linked to: Saint John Harbour
locatedNear mouth of the Saint John River
locatedOn Bay of Fundy
Saint John River
mergedToForm Saint John
mergedWith Carleton
namedAfter John Parr
partOf British North America
linked to: British America

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Saint John foundedAs Parrtown