Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Archivision Base to Module 13
Preferred Title:
Kings Landing Historical Settlement
Image View:
View of the Joslin Farm (ca. 1790-1860), showing a well
Creator:
unknown (Canadian builders)
Location:
site: New Brunswick, Canada
Location Note:
20 Kings Landing Road, near Fredericton
GPS:
45.877065-66.975998
Date:
reconstructed beginning 1966 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Canadian
Style Period:
Nineteenth century
Work Type 1:
historic site
Classification:
architecture
Technique:
construction (assembling)
Subjects:
architectural exteriors; domestic life; genre; Restoration and conservation; United Empire loyalists; United States History Revolution, 1775-1783; family farm
Description:
King's Landing is a recreation of a New Brunswick town from the period of 1780-1910. It was created around buildings that were saved and moved to make way for the headpond for the Mactaquac Dam. It was primarily settled by Loyalists (called the United Empire Loyalists in Canada), although the Scottish, Irish and English were early settlers as well. It is approximately 40 km west of Fredericton, New Brunswick in the community of Prince William. Kings Landing Historical Settlement is a representation of rural New Brunswick during the 19th and early 20th century. It is not a replica of an actual village, but a collection of salvaged or recreated buildings from around the Mactaquac headpond and other locations around New Brunswick. With few exceptions, all the historical buildings on site have been moved and remodelled to specific years in their history. The project was originally started in the late sixties and continues to the present day, new buildings are being added every few years. Source: Kings Landing His
Image Description:
Andrew Joslin, a Loyalist from Rhode Island, built this farm in 1790. In 1860 his son, William expanded his property into a well-established Victorian farm with a variety of livestock, field crops, gardens, barns, sheds and equipment.
Collection:
Archivision Addition Module Four
Identifier:
1A2-C-KL-HV-A4
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Kings Landing Historical Settlement