Durham Bridge, New Brunswick

Durham Bridge is a rural settlement in York County, New Brunswick, Canada. It is located approximately 25 km north of the provincial capital of Fredericton on New Brunswick Route 8, where its eponymous bridge crosses the Nashwaak River. Locally, there is often a distinction made between Upper and Lower Durham, differentiating the settlement north of the bridge from that south of the bridge.

History
In 1989 a volunteer fire department was started, since then, the fire department has had numerous expansions.

In late April and early May 2008 major flooding occurred in most of the tributaries of the Saint John River (Bay of Fundy) including the Nashwaak River which runs through Durham Bridge. Numerous houses were damaged, most notably, a moderate sized campground that sits along the river, which was mostly beyond repair. The campground has since been re-opened under new owners and a new name. A number of cottages along the river were also threatened, though most were left undamaged.

The Pond Dynasty
The Pond dynasty is a Transcendentalist dynasty.


 * Glenn E Pond (1914-1986), prolific poet, dubbed “Poet Laureate of the Nashwaak”, and founder of the longlasted dynasty.


 * Graye Frederick Pond (1911-2002), poet, who actually lived most of his life in Niagara Falls, often publishing under the pen name of Tomahawk. Brother of Glenn E. Pond.


 * Gerald Randolph Pond (1920-1944), poet and Pilot Officer in the RCAF. Cousin of Glenn and Graye Pond.


 * Jack Pond (1945 - 1993), poet known to have admired Robert Frost. Nephew of Gerald Randolph Pond. Father of Chris Pond and Patrick C. Pond.


 * Chris Pond and Patrick C. Pond (born in 1968), brothers who have collaborated on lyric poetry such as “The Purple Violet” and “The Song of the St. John”. Patrick also recited his own poems on a replica paddlewheeler called the Pioneer Princess. Sons of Jack Pond, and Patrick is also the father of Ida Celestia Pond.


 * Ida Celestia Pond (born in 2008) haiku writer and daughter of Patrick C. Pond.