Rollingdam

Rollingdam (or Rolling Dam[1]) is the name of a village in Dumbarton Parish, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Settled around 1830,[2] it was named for a former dam that was built to protect lumber from the rocks.[3] It is near Birney's Lake.[4]

There was a Canadian Pacific Railroad station in Rollingdam.[5]

There used to be a dam across the Digdeguash River, giving rise to the village of Rollingdam, where a covered bridge still crosses the river.[6][7]

In 2019, Galway Metals announced a significant gold deposit found near Rollingdam, deemed to be the largest in the province.[8]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/rollingdam-citizens-fight-for-name-change-1.1307816
  2. ↑ https://archives.gnb.ca/en-ca/communities/charlotte/dumbarton/rollingdam
  3. ↑ https://archive.org/stream/ldpd_6072306_000/ldpd_6072306_000_djvu.txt
  4. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/women-survive-lightning-strike-1.3700102
  5. ↑ https://archives.gnb.ca/en-ca/communities/charlotte/dumbarton/rollingdam-station
  6. ↑ "Rollingdam retains name after survey". CBC News. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  7. ↑ Smith, Connell (15 January 2018). "'We're trapped': Ice and water spill over banks of Magaguadavic River onto main roads". CBC News. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  8. ↑ https://qdy.stparchive.com/Archive/QDY/QDY06282019p01.php?tags=rollingdam


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