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Located in heart of Grand Bay-Westfield.
The Pamdenec Summer Community is designated a Local Historic Place for its significance as a summer community for a number of Jewish families from Saint John and the surrounding area. Well established by the 1920s, the Webber, Davis, Bassen and Boyaner families were among the first to build summer cottages on the streets leading to the beach. Many fathers took the train to Saint John daily, returning home in the evenings to join in the summer pastimes, which included community bonfires and social calls, and later, when Jewish families were invited to join the Pamdenec Outing Association, bingo, card tournaments and dances in the local clubhouse.
In its heyday, which spanned five decades from the 1920s to the 1960s, more than fifty Jewish families spent their summers in Pamdenec. The seasonal residents from Saint John were joined by extended family now living in Toronto, Montreal, New York and other areas. Many of the modest summer camps were remodelled into more comfortable homes during this time. As the original cottage owners reached late maturity, they began to sell their property to people who turned the buildings into year-round residences. Several of these homes have retained most features of their original design.
Although the area has since ceased to function as a summer community for the Jewish population of Saint John, the site still has meaning for its lasting heritage and cultural value.
The area is also valued for its association with the First Nations people of the area, who gave the area the name “Pamdenec,” believed to mean "along the ridge," and spent summers camping on the beach.
This cache is located in the park area called Pamdenac Place (sign missing), you know you have reached the park when you see a group of mailboxes at the edge of Pamdenac Road. The Cache has a log book with pencil. Good Luck
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Unatvat 2'-3' bss gur tebhaq
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