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New Brunswick Tourism Region : Fundy Shore
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- St. Andrews: According to tradition a French missionary landed here on St. Andrews Day, erected a cross, celebrated mass and called the place St. André.
- Before that the Passamaquoddy knew the place as Connosquamcook, 'end of gravelly bar place.' By 1770 mariners knew the place as St. Andrews Point.
- In 1783 the Penobscot Loyalists, refugees from all over New England, moved to a place called Castine, farther down the coast.
- When it became clear that the St. Croix R. rather than the Penobscot R. was to become the international boundary, the Loyalists moved here.
- Some brought their houses which were dismantled in sections and towed behind ships.
- A new town was surveyed and laid out in square blocks. Streets paralleling the water were named Water, Queen, Prince of Wales, Montague, Parr and Carleton, the last three being names of colonial governors.
- The cross streets were named for King George II and his 12 children.
- The town prospered in trade with the West Indies and as the Golden Age of Sail began its decline the town was 'discovered' as a major tourist attraction and started being called St. Andrews-by-the-Sea, a sobriquet by which it is still often called.
- Birthplace of George Johnston Clarke (1857-1917), premier from 1914 to 1917.
- The lawyer was described as 'a mild, colorless personality with limited political skill or appeal,' but he did make reforms which were considered the most advanced policy of any Canadian province.
- The town' s architecture spans all periods from the colonial era to the present and 48% of the structures on the original town plot have been lived in for more than a century, with many claiming two centuries of occupancy.
- More than 250 of the homes today are marked with descriptive historical plaques.
- Four architectural gems are the 1840 Charlotte County Courthouse with its gilded royal coat of arms over the portico, the 1824 Greenock Presbyterian Church, the Old Pendlebury Light, an octagonal wooden lighthouse tower built in 1833
- (inactive since 1938), and the Fairmont Algonquin Hotel. In season, Kingsbrae Garden at 220 King St., offers more than 50,000 flowering plants, shrubs and trees.
- Ross Memorial Museum at 188 Montague St. houses the decorative arts collection of Henry Phipps and Sarah Juliette Ross in an 1824 brick mansion. St. Andrews Blockhouse at 23 Joe's Point Road is a National Historic Site of Canada.
- It was built by the townspeople who feared an invasion by the Americans during the War of 1812. Sheriff Andrews House at 63 King St. is a Provincial Historic Site.
- The 1820 neo-classical-style home shows how life was lived in that era by a family that was deeply involved in the community.
- Sunbury Shores Art and Nature Centre at 139 Water St. explores the connections between art and nature and offers art and nature workshops for all ages. Also, The Huntsman Marine Science Centre Aquarium & Museum is a must see.
Address of this page: http://nb.ruralroutes.com/SaintAndrews
