- Type
- Settlement
- Designated
- 1982
Oxbow
In French: Lieu Oxbow
Also known as Metepenagiag Heritage Park
About Oxbow
Canada counts Oxbow among Northesk’s 2 National Historic Sites.
Oxbow National Historic Site of Canada is an archaeological site located within the reserve land of the Metepenagiag Mi’kmaq Nation, New Brunswick across the Little Southwest Miramichi River from the present Mi’kmaq community. The site is an oxbow bend of the river and follows the north bank of the river, encompassing the place where stratified archaeological resources are buried in the silts and gravels of the river bank to a depth of up to two metres. It is situated within the Metepenagiag Heritage Park, as the Augustine Mound National Historic Site of Canada.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Oxbow National Historic Site of Canada · Open Government Licence – Canada · as published, word for word
A National Historic Site is designated by the federal minister on the Historic Sites and Monuments Board’s advice.
Finding Oxbow
Northesk
No other historic place stands within a short walk; the town’s others are farther afield.
Questions about Oxbow
What is Oxbow?
Oxbow became a National Historic Site in 1982.
Is Oxbow protected?
National Historic Site status commemorates; legal protection, where there is any, comes from the province or municipality, or from federal ownership.
Can you visit Oxbow?
The outside is easy to see; inside, it depends on the owner’s rules.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).