Springfield Parish News Today

New bridge in Kings County named for Black pipe-smoking icon The provincial government renamed the Grant Brook Bridge No. 1, on Route 124, after Charlotte Watson, the last surviving member of a Black community in Springfield Parish. Social Sharing Historian says Charlotte Watson is worth remembering, but her father’s killing was a miscarriage of justice Posted: Feb 27, 2021 8:00 AM AT | Last Updated: February 27 Charlotte Watson is pictured, left, in a photo taken around 1900, with Margaret J...

Charlotte Watson. (Image: Barb Pearce) A recently replaced bridge in Kings County has been renamed to commemorate the life of a well-known Black New Brunswicker. Grant Brook Bridge #1 on Route 124 in Springfield Parish is now known as the Charlotte Watson Bridge. Tourism, Heritage and Culture Minister Tammy Scott-Wallace said it warms her heart to see Watson recognized this way. “I grew up in that area hearing stories of Charlotte and people still share those memories today,” Scott-Wallace ...