students to go to school, they had to catch the train to Sussex, NB (this train station is now used as an exhibition building at the 8th Hussars arena in Sussex). In the winter, the students would walk to the school trustee's house to ask for a half-day holiday to go skating. In the summer the children would swim in the river. Many people in Apohaqui worked at Jones mill. The original Jones Brothers Store was built in the 1870s but burned in 1893. The fire burned many important buildings in Apohaqui. The Jones Store was rebuilt. Notable people It is the hometown of former Premier of New Brunswick, Frank McKenna and former mayor of the city of Saint John, NB, Norm McFarlane. Apohaqui is located in southern New Brunswick, about 60 kilometers east of Saint John. See also List of communities in New Brunswick Apohaqui Elementary school Apohaqui Community Church Atlantic Transport Training Academy References http://web1.nbed.nb.ca/sites/ASD-S/1943/Documents/History.pdf http://www.sussexmurals.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3&Itemid=4 Communities in Kings County, New Brunswick