FIRST - Incorporated City in Canada - Saint John, New Brunswick
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This clock commemorates the 225th Anniversary of the Incorporation of the City of Saint John on May 18th, 1785 as Canada's first incorporated City.
Waymark Code: WM12HG9
Location: New Brunswick, Canada
Date Posted: 05/30/2020
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Inscription on the plaque:
This clock commemorates the 225th Anniversary of the
Incorporation of the City of Saint John on May 18th, 1785
as Canada's first incorporated City.
It also recognizes May 18th, celebrated in Saint John
as Loyalist Day, for the arrival of the first of over 10,000 Loyalists
refugees from the newly-independent American states in 1783.
This clock was officially presented
to the City of Saint. John on May 13,2010
by Commercial Properties Limited
The gift was unveiled by:
His Worship Ivan Court, Mayor of Saint John,
His Honours, the Honourable Gradon Nicholas,
Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick,
the Honourable John D. Wallace, Senate of Canada and by
John K. F. Irving, President of Commercial Properties Limited.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 05/18/1785
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