Burton, New Brunswick

The first gas station in Burton was opened by the late Mr. Bonnar, eventually run by his son and sold to Mr. Finnan in the 1970s.

Located adjacent to the Canadian Forces Combat Training Centre at CFB Gagetown, noises from artillery, helicopters, and other military equipment are common aspects of daily life in Burton, especially near Hamilton Road which becomes a dirt trail leading into the training area, across a former military rail line now used as a tank run ([citation needed]).

Local accounts of the history mention a tree near the homestead used for an extrajudicial hanging in the mid-19th century ([citation needed]).

Several other aged buildings can be found in the area, including a mid-19th century house which stands across from the Burton trailer park on New Brunswick Route 102.

The local courthouse located in Burton, while in the process of being decommissioned ([citation needed]), was at one time the host of landmark historical trials in New Brunswick and Canada at large.