Navy Island (Saint Andrews)

Navy Island

Interactive map of Navy Island
Geography
Location	Bay of Fundy
Administration
Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Charlotte
Parish	Saint Andrews Parish

Navy Island (previously termed St. Andrews Island ^[1] ) is an undeveloped island in the St. Andrews Parish of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada in the Bay of Fundy. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

In 1777, Matthew Thornton, the nephew of US founding father Matthew Thornton, spent a winter "alone with his dog and gun", on Navy Island "after fellow Freemasons helped him escape the United States and flee to Canada. ^[5]

A shoal extending from Navy Island was the site of a lighthouse. ^[6]

There is a geodetic triangulation station on the island, 66 metres south of the ruins of a stone fence. ^[7]

Approximately half the island is owned by the Nature Trust of New Brunswick. ^{[8] [9]}

References

1. B.R.Jones. "A Map & Chart of the Bays Harbours Poſt Roads and Settlements in Pas Samaquoddy & Machias With the large Island of GRAND MANAN" (PDF). us.archive.org.
2. "No. 166". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
3. "489" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 490, 497, 500, and 501 at same site.
4. "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
5. Saint Croix Courier, St. Stephen, NB April 26, 1894 GLIMPSES OF THE PAST Contributions to the History of Charlotte County and the Border Towns.
6. "Navy Bar Lighthouse, New Brunswick Canada at Lighthousefriends.com". www.lighthousefriends.com. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
7. "Triangulation in Maine", U.S. Government Printing Office, 1918, "Supplementary Points" pp177+
8. "Navy Island Nature Preserve". Nature Trust of New Brunswick.
9. "Registration Document for Bayside Post-smolt Production Facility-Bayside, NB" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2022.