St. Andrews Blockhouse

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Coordinates: 45°4′37.51″N 67°3′42.81″W / 45.0770861°N 67.0618917°W / 45.0770861; -67.0618917
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St. Andrews Blockhouse
LocationSaint Andrews, New Brunswick
NB E5B 2J7
Coordinates45°4′37.51″N 67°3′42.81″W / 45.0770861°N 67.0618917°W / 45.0770861; -67.0618917
Built1812–1813
Original useBlockhouse
Official nameSt. Andrews Blockhouse National Historic Site of Canada
DesignatedMay 15, 1962
Reference no.7486

The St. Andrews Blockhouse is a blockhouse fortification built in Saint Andrews, New Brunswick during the War of 1812. Built by nearby residents between 1812 and 1813,[1] it was one of three blockhouses built by locals to protect the area from American raids. Standing by the St. Andrews waterfront, the St. Andrews Blockhouse is Canada's last survivng blockhouse from the war, and is a registered National Historic Site of Canada.[2]

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The St. Andrews Blockhouse is located in Saint Andrews in Charlotte County, New Brunswick. Sitting along the town's waterfront, it is the last War of 1812-dated blockhouse in Canada.[3] During the war, a total of three blockhouses were built by locals.[4] The blockhouse was further used as defense in the 1860s when tensions temporarily rose between Canada and the United States.[5]

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  1. ^ "St. Andrews Blockhouse National Historic Site of Canada". www.historicplaces.ca. Canada's Historic Places. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  2. ^ Parks Canada Agency, Government of Canada (18 November 2022). "St. Andrews Blockhouse National Historic Site". parks.canada.ca. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  3. ^ "St. Andrews Blockhouse". www.historicplaces.ca. Canada's Historic Places. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Blockhouse (1812)". Town of Saint Andrews. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ "St. Andrews Blockhouse". mynewbrunswick.ca. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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