Casco Bay Island
Casco Bay Island, formerly Casco Island,[1] is a private island located in Passamaquoddy Bay, between Campobello Island and Deer Island, in New Brunswick, Canada. The island is approximately 41 acres in size, at the mean high tide line.[2] Found at 44°57'20" North and 66°55'55" West.[3]
W. F. Ganong noted that the "Green Island" referenced in Mitchell's 1764 Ms Field Book and Captain Owen's journal appears not to have referred to the Green Island known at his time and today, but rather have been a reference to Casco Bay Island given its described coordinates. They were further tied together by the 1870 Geological Survey.[5][6][7] In 1771, Casco Bay Island was claimed by William Owen alongside Campobello and Gull Island.[8] In April 1786, Charles Morris, of Halifax, claimed to have purchased at a Sheriff's Sale the entirety of Casco Bay Island, Head Harbour Island and some thousands of acres on Campobello, and sold the same lands to Gillam Butler who later sold them for £2500 to his colleague Thomas Storrow who worked with him at John Fraser & Co Merchants, but later bought it back for £2000.[9] Lady Owen, gifted Casco Bay Island to Chief Justice John Campbell Allen.[10]
As of 1839, the island was one of four belonging to the Campobello Mill and Manufacturing Company.[11]
In August 1895, William Conley Jr and Elmer Richardson constructed a herring weir at Casco Bay Island.[12]
In 1909, a sailor estimated to be in his thirties came to the Bay of Fundy with a schooner and crew of 15 men feigning interest in lobster fishing but drawing the attention of authorities who noted its lack of activity and cargo. When a rowboat was launched to Casco Island with men bearing shovels and mattocks, Customs officials followed it from a distance believing they intended to dispose of a corpse or dig up illicit goods to smuggle, unaware the schooner had sent ashore a geologist, mining engineer and civil engineer as part of a scientific expedition out of Galveston, Texas seeking the treasure of privateer Jean Lafitte.[13]
From 2005-2013, the island was listed for sale on cascobayisland.com, including a 1,250 sq ft two-bedroom Riverbend log home built in 1994 with a well, solar panels and ATVs to traverse the islandwith the asking price dropping from $2.2 million to $1.2 million.[14]
The NB Power submarine power cable between Campobello Island and Leonardville, New Brunswick relays at Casco Bay Island.[15]
44°57′21″N 66°55′56″W / 44.9558°N 66.9323°W
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The name was officially changed in 1970. "Casco Island". Geographical names of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Casco Bay Island".
- ^ "Map of Casco Bay Island, New Brunswick, Island - Canada Geographical Names withapr Maps".
- ^ The Weekly observer : : Vol. VIII, No. 3 (July 21, 1835)
- ^ Collections of the New Brunswick Historical Society, Volumes 1-3, The Society, 1894, p187
- ^ Geological Survey of Canada, <Index of Reports of Progress, 1863-84, https://archive.org/details/generalindextor00dowlgoog/page/n8/mode/2up?q=casco
- ^ https://archive.org/details/cihm_12511/page/n71/mode/2up?q=casco
- ^ Collections of New Brunswick Historical Society", 1894, p424, ahttps://archive.org/details/collectionsofnew113newb/page/n423/mode/2up?q="casco+bay+island"
- ^ Saint Croix Courier, St. Stephen, NB July 5, 1894 GLIMPSES OF THE PAST Contributions to the History of Charlotte County and the Border Towns., https://carensecord.ca/locations/NewBrunswick/Glimpses/CXXIII.html
- ^ s:Campobello, An Historical Sketch, p.25
- ^ The Campobello Mill and Manufacturing Company, in New Brunswick, British North America, 1839, https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.21703/9
- ^ The St. John weekly sun : Vol. 18, No. 33 (August 14, 1895)
- ^ New York Times, "The Season of the Treasure Hunt is On", 17 Apr 1910, Page 44
- ^ Portland Monthly Magazine 2013 Summer Guide
- ^ https://re-vision.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/System-Level-Design-Performance-Cost-and-Economic-Assessment-New-Brunswick-Head-Harbour-Passage-Tidal-In-Stream-Power-Plant.pdf
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