Settlement began around 1880. It is the site of Coburn Gore-Woburn Border Crossing along the Canada–United States border. Mount Gosford lies entirely within the parish, making Woburn one of the highest towns in Quebec, at an altitude of .
Settlement began around 1880. It is the site of Coburn Gore-Woburn Border Crossing along the Canada–United States border. Mount Gosford lies entirely within the parish, making Woburn one of the highest towns in Quebec, at an altitude of .