Fun facts about Fredericton:

1. Known as the home of craft beer in Canada.
2. Home to the longest covered bridge in the world (the Kissing Bridge).
3. Over 88 kilometers of hiking trails.
4. Fredericton is the third-largest city in the province.
5. Fredericton High School is the oldest English High School in Canada, established in 1785.
6. Archaeological evidence of a camp in the area 12,000 years ago.
7. Maliseets farmed several kilometers upriver.
8. Home to CFB Gagetown, one of the largest military training bases in the British Commonwealth.
9. Over 70% of New Brunswick’s knowledge industry is in Fredericton.
10. The city has a mix of French and English heritage ^{1 2 3}.