Ashley Colter - Refuse Burner

6459 Route 8

PID# 40458580

Description:  The Refuse Burner is a steel structure completed in 1968. This community landmark is situated on the south side of Route 8 in McCarthy Flats, within the Rural Community of Upper Miramichi.

Heritage Value: The Refuse Burner is designated a Local Historic Place for its association with saw-milling during an earlier era when forestry practices were not adjusted to the use of wood fibre waste. This landmark is a reminder of the heritage of the woods industry of this small lumbering community.

Boiestown United Church

3571 Route 625

PID# 40088742

Description: The Boiestown United Church is situated on the north side of Route 625 in the Boiestown Region of the Rural Community of Upper Miramichi. Its design represents Rural Gothic Revival church architectures in New Brunswick during the mid to late 19th century.

Heritage Value: The Boiestown United Church is designated a Local Historic Place for its association with the Fairley Family, for its architecture and for its spiritual impact since the mid 19th century. The Boiestown United Church, formerly the Boiestown Methodist Church was constructed in 1868 and is the oldest existing church in the area. The construction of the church was spearheaded by the Trustees, many of whom were of the Fairley family. The Fairley's were prominent business members of the community and followers of the Methodist faith. This church is a good example of Rural Gothic Revival religious architecture from this era in New Brunswick.

Bloomfield Ridge Methodist Church

326 Bloomfield Ridge Road

PID# 75184119

Description: The Bloomfield Ridge Methodist Church is a one and a half story Stick Style/Queen Anne Revival church construction circa 1881. It is situated on the west side of Bloomfield Ridge Road in the Rural Community of Upper Miramichi.

Heritage Value: The Bloomfield Ridge Methodist Church, later the Bloomfield Ridge United Church, is designated a Local Historic Place for its architecture and for its spiritual significance within the Rural Community. This Stick Style ecclesiastical architecture is unique in architectural style as it was popular for a relatively short period of about a decade in around 1880, and it is quite rare for its location in Rural New Brunswick. The influence of the subsequent Queen Anne Revival architectural style is also apparent in this building. The value of the church also resides in the participation of its resident members in seeing through its construction, including; John Fairley, Alexander Smith, John Ferguson, Robert McKay, Kenneth Cameron, Alexander Moir, Alexander MacDonald, Warren Holt and John Scott. Builders involved in its construction, in or shortly before 1878 included Alexander Moir, Alexander Cameron and William Jenkins.

Boiestown's Old Cemetery

6321 Route 8

PID# 40090342

Description: Boiestown's Old Cemetery is a small rural cemetery located on the north side of Route 8 in the Boiestown region of the Rural Community of Upper Miramichi.

Heritage Value: Boiestown's old cemetery is designated a Local Historic Place for its associative historical significance as the resting place of the earliest settlers of the Boiestown area. It is a nondenominational cemetery and was utilized prior to the inception of the area's first churches, bearing burial dates commencing in the first half of the 19th century. Boiestown's Old Cemetery is significant as it is a reminder of past tradition with early settlement families and their community religious faith.