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'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.

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.

Chris Whalen Residence

6192 Route 8

PID# 40089690

Description: The Chris Whalen Residence is a two and a half story Gothic Revival Home, built circa 1865, and it is located on the South Side of the main thoroughfare in the Rural Community of Upper Miramichi. It is situated among a grouping of historic homes in the community of Boiestown.

Heritage Value: The Chris Whalen Residence, or Whalen's Hotel, is designated a Local Historic Place for it's architecture, for its association with its first resident Christopher Whalen and for its associative historical significance within the community. The Chris Whalen Residence is the finest example of Gothic Revival architecture within the area. It is believed to have been constructed about 1865 by Mr. Whalen, who was a blacksmith by trade, and by local carpenter Mr. Cameron. Whalen operated a stage coach stop here and took overnight guests. Whalen's Hotel was also a terminus for the transient lumberman and log drivers from the upper reaches of the Miramichi  River's tributaries following the season's end. During the heyday of lumbering, Boiestown carried a "rough and tumble" reputation that has been immortalized in poem and song. Whalen's Hotel was known as a gathering place where woodsmen would challenge their brute strength in boxing matches within the place's barn in an area cordoned off with a multicolored pennant. Mr. Whalen also operated a grocery store and post office from a one and a half story structure alongside the home. Following his death in 1893, his children continued to operate the grocery store. Grandson Joe Whalen operated the post office from here following WWII until his untimely death in 1954.