St. Martins, New Brunswick
Village of St. Martins | |
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Village | |
 View of St. Martins | |
  St. Martins Location of St. Martins in New Brunswick | |
| Coordinates: 45°21′1.6″N 65°32′2.3″W / 45.350444°N 65.533972°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  New Brunswick |
| County | Saint John County |
| Parish | Saint Martins Parish |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| • Mayor | Bette Ann Chatterton |
| • Deputy Mayor | Jason Garnett |
| Area | |
| • Land | 5.74 km2 (2.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 386 |
| • Density | 203.3/km2 (527/sq mi) |
| • Change 2006-11 |  4.3% |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (Atlantic) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (Atlantic) |
| Area code | Area code 506 |
| Website | www |
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| Location | St. Martins New Brunswick Canada |
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| Coordinates | 45°19′26.29″N 65°32′7.2″W / 45.3239694°N 65.535333°W |
| Constructed | 1835 (first) 1883 (second) |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | concrete tower (current) |
| Height | 11.9 metres (39 ft) |
| Shape | square prism tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower, red lantern |
| Operator | Canadian Coast Guard[2][3] |
| Fog signal | 3s. blast every 30s. |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1966 (current) |
| Deactivated | 1881 (first, destroyed by fire) 1966 (second) |
| Focal height | 26 metres (85 ft) |
| Light source | solar power |
| Range | 21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Fl W 10s. |
St. Martins (2006 population: 386) is a Canadian village in Saint John County, New Brunswick.
The picturesque community is 40 km east of Saint John and is situated on the Bay of Fundy. The village was founded by Loyalists in 1783, and was originally known as Quaco. Through the 19th century, St. Martins was an important shipbuilding centre. Tourism is now the major industry.
History
Led by shipbuilders such as James Moran, St. Martins emerged as one of the first shipbuilding centres in the Bay of Fundy, producing over 500 ships. While shipbuilding declined after the 1870s, lumbering, fishing and later tourism emerged as employers. St. Martins was incorporated in 1967.
Tourism
Points of interest include twin covered bridges, the only place in the world where two covered bridges and a lighthouse can be photographed at the same time, sea caves and a crescent-shaped beach. St. Martins also forms the start of the Fundy Trail, a 16 kilometre auto route along the rugged Fundy coast ending at Big Salmon River, a former lumbering centre.
In 2007, the St. Martins Book town Initiative was formed. Later in 2007, the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly officially proclaimed St. Martins as New Brunswick's official Book town. There are now nearly a dozen booksellers located in the village.
Gallery
Further reading
- Hebb, Ross M., Quaco - St. Martins: A Brief History, 1997. Fredericton, NB: Quaco/Springhill Press. ISBN 0-9682579-0-9
Notable people
See also
References
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
- ^ "Southern New Brunswick". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ "Quaco Head, NB". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
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