<P> When New Brunswick became a separate colony from Nova Scotia in 1784 , Ste . Anne 's Point became the provincial capital , winning out over Parrtown ( present - day Saint John ) due to its central inland location . This made it less prone to American attack from the sea . A street plan was laid out to the west of the original townsite , King 's College ( now the University of New Brunswick ) was founded , and the locale was renamed `` Frederick 's Town '' , in honour of the second son of King George III of the United Kingdom , Prince Frederick Augustus , Duke of York . The name was shortened to Fredericton shortly after the city became the official provincial capital of New Brunswick on 25 April 1785 . Thus , in a period of less than three years , the area of Fredericton went from being a sparsely populated region to being the capital of the new colony of New Brunswick . </P>
<P> When New Brunswick became a separate colony from Nova Scotia in 1784 , Ste . Anne 's Point became the provincial capital , winning out over Parrtown ( present - day Saint John ) due to its central inland location . This made it less prone to American attack from the sea . A street plan was laid out to the west of the original townsite , King 's College ( now the University of New Brunswick ) was founded , and the locale was renamed `` Frederick 's Town '' , in honour of the second son of King George III of the United Kingdom , Prince Frederick Augustus , Duke of York . The name was shortened to Fredericton shortly after the city became the official provincial capital of New Brunswick on 25 April 1785 . Thus , in a period of less than three years , the area of Fredericton went from being a sparsely populated region to being the capital of the new colony of New Brunswick . </P>
when did fredericton become the capital of new brunswick
when did fredericton become the capital of new brunswick
25 April 1785
25 April 1785