Jameson Island

This island was formerly known as "Hog Island", it is not to be confused with Hog Island (St. George Parish) or Hog Island (Saint Patrick Parish) which are geographically nearby.

Jameson Island

Jameson Island as seen from the north-west.
Interactive map of Jameson Island
Geography
Location	Bay of Fundy
Coordinates	45°01′57″N66°55′35″W / 45.03252°N 66.92649°W / 45.03252; -66.92649
Administration
Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Charlotte
Parish	West Isles Parish

Jameson Island (formerly called Hog Island) is an undeveloped island in the West Isles Parish of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada, where the Bay of Fundy enters Passamaquoddy Bay. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

There is a geodetic triangulation station on the highest point. ^[4] There is a green cylindrical mast light navigation aid, that operates at night. ^[5]

The Deer Island ferry service runs between Macs and Pendleton Island on the northwest, and Jameson Island on the southeast. ^[6]

Geography and composition

Jameson, Crow, Hardwood, Parker and Partridge Island are all share a land shelf north of Deer Island, where the waters are generally less than 10m below mean sea level in depth. ^[7]

History

George Alexander Jameson was born Dec 29 1819 on the island, to parents John Alexander Jameson and Elizabeth Bonney. ^[8]

In 1832, Thomas Baillie wrote of an island south of Macs Island "which has been settled, but now is deserted. It contains about fifty acres, and is fit for a fisherman.", ^[9] which could reference Jameson or Parker Island.

As of 2009, Vincent Pine was living in the only house on the island. ^[10]

References

1. "No. 166". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
2. "489" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 4 July 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 490, 497, 500, and 501 at same site.
3. "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
4. "Triangulation in Maine", U.S. Government Printing Office, 1918
5. "Atlantic coast - List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-05-16.
6. Government of Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada. "Marine Transportation Safety Information Letter 02/24 - Transportation Safety Board of Canada". www.tsb.gc.ca.
7. What Images Return: A Study of the Stratigraphy and Seasonality of a Small Shell Midden in the West Isles of New Brunswick, November 1983
8. Jameson, Ephraim Orcutt (May 13, 1901). "The Jamesons in America. 1647-1900 : genealogical records and memoranda". Boston : s.n. ; Concord, N. H. : Rumford Press – via Internet Archive.
9. "Old UK Maps" (PDF). us.archive.org.
10. Herbert, Rosemary (January 9, 2009). "Shore Things". Bangor Daily News.