LOCATION:

The village of Beechville is located near the beginning of the St. Margaret's Bay Road.

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Many of the earliest arrivals were refugees who had escaped from slavery from the southern American colonies. They played their part in the War of 1812 and were given a grant of five thousand acres near the North West Arm in a section that came to be known as Refugee Hill. The area, which was comprised of the Chain Lakes to the Nine Mile River and Beech Hill, became known as Beechville.

SETTLEMENT HISTORY:

After the war of 1812, several land grants were issued to Black families, including those with the surnames of Allen, Hamilton, Lovett, Cooper and Roberts, each who received ten acres.

Lumbering operations were carried out in the vicinity of Nine Mile River and the various lakes found within the community.

COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHT:

The Baptist Church played an important role in the development of community and in 1868, a baptism was recorded in local newspapers in which forty-seven people were baptized in Lovett Lake while over one thousand stood in attendance. The event became known as "The Great Baptism," which was later commemorated in a poem and painting.

BEECHVILLE TODAY:

Today Beechville has blended in with the other communities along the St. Margaret's Bay Road. However, this small community is now in the process of expanding as a new subdivision, along with a new state-of-the-art school under construction.

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