The nation of Canada was created by the British North America Act in 1867 with New Brunswick as one of the four original provinces. The area had been part of New France, the French empire in North America, which fell to Britain during the Seven Years War (1756-63). After the war New Brunswick was part of Nova Scotia until separated from that colony in 1784. The province of New Brunswick has two coastlines. The northern coast faces northeast on the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Northumberland Strait , while the southern coast faces southeast on the Bay of Fundy. The two coasts are separated by a narrow isthmus that joins New Brunswick to Nova Scotia. In addition to its coastal lighthouses the province has lighthouses along the long estuary of the Saint John River, which empties into the Bay of Fundy. This page lists lighthouses of the southern coast and Saint John River; the northern coast is covered on a separate page. New Brunswick once had well over 100 lighthouses but modern deactivations have left it with fewer than 50 working towers. A number of the decommissioned lights survive, some of them relocated to new homes. One, the Woody Point Light, was relocated to Nova Scotia. Sadly, the province's lighthouse preservation society has disbanded. Local preservation efforts are strong in many communities but there are a number of lighthouses much in need of restoration. New Brunswick is divided into 15 counties. Although county goverments were abolished in 1966 the counties continue to define regional communities. Outside of the municipalities a large number of local service districts provide public services. New Brunswick is officially bilingual and about one third of its residents are French speakers. French is spoken commonly in the north of the province and English is more common in the south. Aids to navigation in Canada are maintained by the Canadian Coast Guard. In 2008 Parliament passed the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act to designate and protect historic lighthouses. ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. CCG numbers are from the Atlantic Coast volume of the List of Lights, Buoys, and Fog Signals of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Admiralty numbers are from Volume H of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA numbers are from Publication 110.
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Albert County (Chignecto Bay) Lighthouses
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Saint John County Lighthouses
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Charlotte County (Southern Coast) Lighthouses
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![]() Mulholland Point Light, Campobello Island, September 2021 Wikimedia Creative Commons photo by Gordon Leggett |
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![]() Gannet Rock Light, Bay of Fundy, September 2012 Flickr photo copyright Dr. Karl Agre; used by permission |
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Saint John River Lighthouses
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Information available on lost lighthouses:
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Adjoining pages: North: New Brunswick East Coast | East: Western Nova Scotia | South: Eastern Maine
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Posted September 8, 2003; checked and revised April 28, 2024. Lighthouses: 44. Site copyright 2024 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.