Marston
First set up as a township, Marston was surveyed in 1792 when Eastern Quebec was initially divided. Remaining uninhabited until 1856, the township took its name from a village in Yorkshire, England. It rapidly became a refuge for Loyalist immigrants, who established themselves in 1859 on the Drum-A-Vack road – in Gaelic, ‘on both sides of the hill.’ After receiving free lots from the government, four Lingwick colonists cleared an area in the township. In 1861, the census counted 100 inhabitants, but they had to wait until 1880 for a parish to be established. On Spring Hill Road, one can find the Echo Vale Cemetery, the final resting place of the McLeod, Rory, Murdo and McIver pioneer families. Marston now enjoys a marina at Baie Victoria. This summer, a new summer theatre will open its doors in the former Marston church.
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Town of Marston
175, route 263 sud, G0Y 1G0
819 583-0435
Fax: 819 583-6604
Email: marston@axion.ca
Population: 631
