McAdam is 40 miles SW of Fredericton in New Brunswick. It was called City Camp about 1850 for large number of lumber camps: and in 1869 was a station on the St. Andrews and Quebec Railway. It was known by the Post Office name of McAdam Junction from 1870 to 1940 which in 1898 was a port of entry, a junction on the Canadian Pacific Railway and a village with 4 stores, 2 hotels, 1 church and a population of 550. The Post Office became know as merely McAdam from 1940 onward, and was incorporated as a village in 1966. From the beginning, the Railways have been responsible for the settlement and growth of the Village of McAdam. Follow THIS LINK to see the extent of this history. The main reminder being its unique one hundred-year-old railway station is reminiscent of an era when most travel was by train and when living was more relaxed. Officially opened in the 1900's,the station was dedicated as a National Historic Site the early 1980's .The McAdam Historical Restoration Commission is continuing their efforts to restore and retain the building as a functioning facility and an important reminder of McAdam's past.
