New bridge in Kings County named for Black 'pipe-smoking icon'
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 Jane Menzie on Menzie Road in Kings County.(Submitted by Barb Pearce)
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