St. Martins, New Brunswick
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St. Martins is a community on the Bay of Fundy now part of the village of Fundy-St. Martins, Canada.
St. Martins | |
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Coordinates: 45°21′1.6″N 65°32′2.3″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Saint John County |
Parish | Saint Martins Parish |
Municipality | Fundy-St. Martins |
Area | |
• Land | 2.35 km2 (0.91 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 320 |
• Density | 136.1/km2 (352/sq mi) |
• Change 2016–21 | 15.9% |
Time zone | UTC-4 (Atlantic) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Area code | 506 |
Website | www |
Quaco Head Lighthouse | |
Constructed | 1835 (first) 1883 (second) |
Foundation | Concrete base |
Construction | Concrete tower (current) |
Height | 11 m (36 ft) |
Shape | Quadrangular tower with balcony and lantern[2][3][4] |
Markings | White tower, red lantern |
Power source | solar power |
Operator | Canadian Coast Guard |
Fog signal | 3s. blast every 30s. |
First lit | 1966 (current) |
Deactivated | 1881 (first, destroyed by fire) 1966 (second) |
Focal height | 26 m (85 ft) |
Range | 21 nmi (39 km; 24 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 10s |
The village was founded as Quaco by 1783 by soldiers from the disbanded loyalist King's Orange Rangers. It was incorporated in 1967. Led by shipbuilders such as James Moran, it was the third most productive shipbuilding town in the Maritimes, producing over 500 ships.[5] Shipbuilding declined after the 1870s and today tourism is the major industry.[6]
On 1 January 2023, province-wide local government reforms caused for the Village of St. Martins to annex all or part of Fairfield, Simonds, Upham, and Hampton local service districts,[7] reforming the village boundaries under the new name Fundy-St. Martins.[8][9] The former village's name remains in official use.[10]