Fairvale
It has been stated the area was known as “Fair Leigh” as far back as 1889. It became known as “Fair Vale Station” in 1909, “Fairvale” in 1926, incorporated as a village in 1966, and became part of Rothesay in the amalgamation of 1998.
Fairvale was situated about 9 miles east from the City of Saint John and built around a rail siding and a ship yard. The stone railway overpass was built by the European North American Railroad in 1860 and replaced with a new structure in 1976. The Fairvale Outing Association was formed in 1919 using the former Gard House as its first club house. The Fairvale Elementary School was opened in the late 1950s. The former Carter home, the former Post Office and residence of Miss Catheline, and the Dykeman home once known as “Ivy Nook” are among the oldest homes in Fairvale, all situated near the top of the Shipyard Road.
Fairvale was situated about 9 miles east from the City of Saint John and built around a rail siding and a ship yard. The stone railway overpass was built by the European North American Railroad in 1860 and replaced with a new structure in 1976. The Fairvale Outing Association was formed in 1919 using the former Gard House as its first club house. The Fairvale Elementary School was opened in the late 1950s. The former Carter home, the former Post Office and residence of Miss Catheline, and the Dykeman home once known as “Ivy Nook” are among the oldest homes in Fairvale, all situated near the top of the Shipyard Road.
- information obtained from History of Fairvale by Dorine McVane