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| Geography | |
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| Location | Bay of Fundy |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Charlotte |
| Parish | West Isles Parish |
Beans Island, (also called Bains Island) is a small uninhabited island in the West Isles Parish of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada, where the Bay of Fundy enters Passamaquoddy Bay. It is particularly known for being the site of North America's first lobster pound. A series of salmon hatcheries are located along the island. [1]
It is composed of heavy beds of pinkish chert felsite. [2]
In the Passamaquoddy language, it is also named Muskoont'kik. [3]
It once held a number of settlers, including George Case and two families who had petitioned the province for funds for a school in 1828 but been denied, although one was later built. [4] [5] The island has long since been abandoned. [6] In 1859, Peter Leslie was born on the island. [7] In 1900, one of the earliest pioneers Andrew Lord died on Beans Island, and was buried at Lord's Cove. [8] Benjamin Simpson also lived on the island at this time. [9]
