St. Andrews, New Brunswick

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St. Andrews was founded in 1783 by United Empire Loyalists and named in honour of St Andrews, Scotland. The town is well preserved, with many original buildings still in place (some of which were floated to the town on barges from Castine, Maine at the end of the Revolutionary War). There are many layers of history visible starting from the late 1700s, including the town's well-known formal grid street layout and many historic buildings. Many of the commercial buildings on Water Street date from the 1800s. Between 1820 and 1860, the port of St. Andrews was used extensively during the Irish Migration. The Irish were first quarantined at Hospital Island, situated a few kilometers in Passamaquoddy Bay. By the 1851 Census, over 50% of the town were born in Ireland. The Algonquin, a resort situated on a hill overlooking the town, was built in 1889, making St. Andrews Canada's first seaside resort community. The hotel burned down in 1914 and was rebuilt one year later.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Andrews,_New_Brunswick
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Coordinates:   45°4'35"N   67°3'53"W

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  • A charming little town -- settled by United Empire Loyalists in 1783 (who were fleeing oppression in Massachusetts because of their loyalty to the Crown). The original settlers (assisted by British army surveyors) had the foresight to survey the townsite and establish a town plan that included streets, homes, churches, etc. The town is laid out in a grid pattern about 7 or 8 blocks deep and about 12 blocks wide. Each family of settlers was allocated one homesite in town and land outside town for farming. Because St. Andrews is situated on Passamaquoddy Bay, which is part of the Bay of Fundy, it experiences very high tides -- usually in the range of 22 to 26 feet.
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