All About Sussex Multi-Cache
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In 1857 the European and North American Railway was opened,
connecting the farming communities of the Kennebecasis River valley
with Saint John and Moncton. Sussex was incorporated in 1895 but
was only officially established as a town on April 30, 1904. The
settlers were for the most part British Loyalists who had fled the
American Revolution in 1776, with many Irish refugees of the potato
famine from the mid-19th century settling in the nearby farming
communities.
In 1885, the Sussex Military Camp was established on the eastern
edge of the town. The facility was closed following the Second
World War and the town purchased the land to expand the municipal
boundaries. Today the agricultural exhibition and some areas remain
as open land on the former site of Camp Sussex.
Sussex underwent several changes in the post-war period. In the
early 1960s, several local roads were upgraded as part of the
Trans-Canada Highway project which saw Route 2 pass immediately
north of the town between Fredericton and Moncton. At the same
time, a series of local roads in the Kennebecasis River valley were
designated as Route 1, running from an interchange with the
Trans-Canada at Sussex, southwest to Saint John.
The creation of Sussex as a highway interchange in this post-war
period led to some transportation planners in New Brunswick calling
for the consolidation or closure of the Fredericton, Saint John,
and Moncton airports to be replaced by a single airport located in
Sussex to serve all three population centres of southern New
Brunswick; this being in the late 1950s/early 1960s before these
facilities underwent considerable expansion.
Potash was subsequently discovered in large quantities in the area
surrounding Sussex, with the deposit being the second largest in
the world after an area in Saskatchewan. Two mines were built near
the town, one at Penobsquis 8 km east, and another at Cassidy Lake
(no longer operational), 10 km southwest. CN Rail built track to
serve both mines, which employed hundreds from the surrounding
area. Since 2003, natural gas has been produced from the McCully
field near Sussex.
The former CN rail station in Sussex now houses the 8th Canadian
Hussars Museum.
Sussex also began to see a growing tourism trade, with many
flocking to see the collection of wood-constructed covered bridges
throughout the central area of Kings County. As the heart of Kings
County with its 16 covered bridges, Sussex is also known as the
Covered Bridge Capital of Atlantic Canada. Eight of these wonderful
wooden structures are within a ten-minute drive of town hall. In
addition, Canada's most continuous agricultural fair draws visitors
each August (marking 113 years in 2008), as well as the
establishment of southern New Brunswick's only alpine ski hill in
the Caledonia Mountains southeast of the town at Poley Mountain.
Twenty-six murals were created during the summers of 2006 and 2007,
establishing its reputation as the Mural Capital of Atlantic
Canada. There is also a very popular international hot air balloon
festival in Sussex held every September, and Canada's largest
outdoor flea market each August.
The town is home to Sussex Golden Ginger Ale, a popular maritime
beverage. At one point, Sussex claimed to be the birthplace of the
ice cream cone, though the Kings County Record recently proved this
claim to be false. Sussex titles itself as the Dairy Capital of New
Brunswick.
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