Aulac is situated upon the Aulac Ridge, a prominent rise running west–east across the Tantramar Marshes on the Isthmus of Chignecto, approximately 2 kilometres west of the Missaguash River which forms the southern part of the inter-provincial boundary with Nova Scotia.
History
The Fort Beausejour Visitor Center overlooks the historically significant Tantramar Marsh at Aulac, New Brunswick
Aulac became strategically important for French military forces during the 18th century after ceding what is now peninsular Nova Scotia to Britain in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht; the words describing the boundary of Acadia (then including all of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Cape Breton Island, Prince Edward Island, the Gaspé Peninsula, Anticosti Island and part of eastern Maine) were sufficiently vague as to permit France to establish the Missaguash River as the boundary between Britain's new colony and New France. During Father Le Loutre's War, British military forces constructed a log stockade on the Fort Lawrence Ridge, 3 km to the south of Aulac, naming their facility Fort Lawrence, which was promptly answered by the French construction of Fort Beauséjour at the western end of the Aulac Ridge, overlooking the Cumberland Basin of the Bay of Fundy.
After falling to Britain during the Seven Years' War, the Aulac area became part of the Tantramar farming district in the township of Sackville. The Intercolonial Railway constructed its mainline connecting Moncton, New Brunswick with Truro, Nova Scotia in 1872, with the railway line curving around the ridge below the fort.
In the 20th century, roads across the marshes passed up and over the Aulac Ridge, as did a road running the length of the ridge toward Port Elgin. These roads were upgraded in the 1960s as part of the Trans-Canada Highway project, with the Moncton-Amherst, Nova Scotia section being numbered Highway 2 and the Aulac-Port Elgin (and thence Cape Tormentine) section being numbered Highway 16.
Present day
Highway signage at the Aulac exit
A cluster of highway service businesses established in Aulac, including a truck stop, several gas stations, motels and stores and the hamlet became a popular stopping point for highway travellers. During the 1990s, Aulac was bypassed when Highway 2 was upgraded on a new 4-lane alignment several hundred metres to the east. A truck stop, a motel, and several businesses remain.
The Trans Canada Highway (New Brunswick Route 2) and New Brunswick Route 16 intersect at Aulac. Most traffic heading for Prince Edward Island via the Confederation Bridge must use this interchange and virtually all traffic passing between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia also travels through this interchange. In 2012, there were about 14,000 vehicles per day passing along Route 2.[1]
aulac, brunswick, aulac, canadian, community, westmorland, county, brunswick, located, between, college, town, sackville, provincial, border, with, nova, scotia, class, notpageimage, location, aulac, brunswick, contents, geography, history, present, notable, p. Aulac is a Canadian community in Westmorland County New Brunswick It is located between the college town of Sackville and the provincial border with Nova Scotia class notpageimage Location of Aulac in New Brunswick Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Present day 4 Notable people 5 See also 6 ReferencesGeography EditAulac is situated upon the Aulac Ridge a prominent rise running west east across the Tantramar Marshes on the Isthmus of Chignecto approximately 2 kilometres west of the Missaguash River which forms the southern part of the inter provincial boundary with Nova Scotia History Edit The Fort Beausejour Visitor Center overlooks the historically significant Tantramar Marsh at Aulac New Brunswick Aulac became strategically important for French military forces during the 18th century after ceding what is now peninsular Nova Scotia to Britain in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht the words describing the boundary of Acadia then including all of Nova Scotia New Brunswick Cape Breton Island Prince Edward Island the Gaspe Peninsula Anticosti Island and part of eastern Maine were sufficiently vague as to permit France to establish the Missaguash River as the boundary between Britain s new colony and New France During Father Le Loutre s War British military forces constructed a log stockade on the Fort Lawrence Ridge 3 km to the south of Aulac naming their facility Fort Lawrence which was promptly answered by the French construction of Fort Beausejour at the western end of the Aulac Ridge overlooking the Cumberland Basin of the Bay of Fundy After falling to Britain during the Seven Years War the Aulac area became part of the Tantramar farming district in the township of Sackville The Intercolonial Railway constructed its mainline connecting Moncton New Brunswick with Truro Nova Scotia in 1872 with the railway line curving around the ridge below the fort In the 20th century roads across the marshes passed up and over the Aulac Ridge as did a road running the length of the ridge toward Port Elgin These roads were upgraded in the 1960s as part of the Trans Canada Highway project with the Moncton Amherst Nova Scotia section being numbered Highway 2 and the Aulac Port Elgin and thence Cape Tormentine section being numbered Highway 16 Present day Edit Highway signage at the Aulac exitA cluster of highway service businesses established in Aulac including a truck stop several gas stations motels and stores and the hamlet became a popular stopping point for highway travellers During the 1990s Aulac was bypassed when Highway 2 was upgraded on a new 4 lane alignment several hundred metres to the east A truck stop a motel and several businesses remain The Trans Canada Highway New Brunswick Route 2 and New Brunswick Route 16 intersect at Aulac Most traffic heading for Prince Edward Island via the Confederation Bridge must use this interchange and virtually all traffic passing between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia also travels through this interchange In 2012 there were about 14 000 vehicles per day passing along Route 2 1 Notable people EditMain article List of people from Westmorland County New BrunswickSee also EditList of communities in New BrunswickReferences Edit Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Aulac New Brunswick Department of Transportation 2012 Traffic Volume Map Fort Beausejour Coordinates 45 52 15 5 N 64 16 44 W 45 870972 N 64 27889 W 45 870972 64 27889 Aulac Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aulac New Brunswick amp oldid 1135802908, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
