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" Lord have mercy on all the poor and miserable sinners who live on THE OLD BLACK RIVER ROAD" Eddie Lawton

Otherwise known as Beaver Lake Road, the Old Black River Road was a wind-swept, raw and rough, near-ocean paradise for kids by the dozen. It was my home. I loved it so deeply that I didn't know it, and loathed it with all my might for it's lonely desolation; a desolation born of poverty and neglect, where kids were never taken anywhere or to anything. Left to their own devices in the wide open scrub lands of field, bog, brook, sky, dirt and fog, kids became incredible people- great workers, loyal friends, honest citizens, playful souls and children forever.

Located 5.71 km NNW of Mispec: St. John County: in 1866 Black River Road was a farming community with about 18 families: also called Little River Road: Black River Road is now within the city of Saint John.


Latitude : 45° 16'

Longitude : 65° 58'

County : Saint John

County location in province
In 1911, about 17 families lived on the road. The road was called, Beaver lake Road, Little River and Old Black River. Beaver Lake is about 15 miles out the road, Little River is near the beginning of the road and Black River is out at the end, on the coast.

100_9365.jpg baby darlene, jim, carole, marge, jean picture by geraldean_2008Open landscape on Lawton farm, Old Black River Road.

baby.jpg jim picture by geraldean_2008Not a tree in sight.

Scan11130.jpg jim camp picture by geraldean_2008

Paradise in the woods.


jimmy.jpg jim picture by geraldean_2008Sky and Snow.

jimmaybe.jpg jim picture by geraldean_2008
Handmade house and baby Jim.

osie.jpg us kids and the Ossie Stewarts picture by geraldean_2008Famous Ossie Stewart where we played ball.

Scan10486.jpg Peewee, well house, Stewarts picture by geraldean_2008Well house and Ossie Stewarts.

Scan10524.jpg peewee brothers picture by geraldean_2008Eddie Lawton's.

Scan10523.jpg click to add titlepeewee hair ribbon picture by geraldean_2008

Roses, weeds and kids. Rover the great dog.

Scan10070.jpg Grade 5, Old Black River Road picture by geraldean_2008Old Black River Road School.
mabeljimdarlene.jpg mabel jim darlene picture by geraldean_2008Aunts and wild strawberries in the fields.


Love0001.jpg Eddie at sink, old stove picture by geraldean_2008

Inside lines, open sinks and old stoves.

onstep.jpg Patsy, darlene, Eddie, carole picture by geraldean_2008We all had doorsteps so we sat on them.


Scan10423.jpg eddie picture by geraldean_2008Homemade tractor.


Scan10377.jpg Chris and Eddie- Lawton farm picture by geraldean_2008

Farm where jail now sits.
Scan11500.jpg Muriel, Eddie, Rodney, Patsy, freddy, Jean, Jim picture by geraldean_2008

One cot and one tv.