Loyalist Burial Ground

Walking along Brunswick Street in Fredericton you'll come across this large stone at the intersection of Carlton Street. This is a Monument to the United Empire Loyalists, a group of people, still loyal to the Queen, left the United States after the Revolution and came to New Brunswick.  

Incase you have never stopped to take a look, it says the following.

TO THE MEMORY OF THE 

UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTS

WHO SETTLED IN THIS REGION

FOLLOWING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

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COMPELLED TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES IN

THE THIRTEEN COLONIES FOR THEIR

LOYALTY TO THE CROWN THEY FOUNDED

THE PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK

IN 1784 TO SECURE BRITISH INSTITUTIONS

FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR POSTERITY

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MANY OF THESE LOYALISTS LIE BURIED HERE

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SPEM REDUXIT

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ERECTED 1783 BY THE FREDERICTON BRANCH

UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTS ASSOCIATION OF

CANADA ON THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE

ARRIVAL OF THE LOYALISTS IN THIS PROVINCE

Spem Reduxit is also featured on the New Brunswick coat of arms, and means "Hope was restored".

Walking through the graveyard will join you back up with Carlton Street. There are plenty of trails which lead you deeper into the graveyard, some of which are surprisingly quiet and peaceful as they are not often used. 

On the Brunswick Street side is a new addition to the area; a map which lists the names and locations of the various graves and people. If you are "New Brunswick Royalty" (of Loyalist descent), and you are in the area, stop by to take a look and see if any of your relatives are listed!