Popes Island (New Brunswick)
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bay of Fundy |
| Coordinates | 44°56′40″N 66°57′11″W / 44.94444°N 66.95306°W |
| Area | 4.2[1] acres (1.7 ha) |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Charlotte |
| Parish | West Isles Parish |
Popes Island is an undeveloped island in the West Isles Parish of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada, where the Bay of Fundy enters Passamaquoddy Bay.[2][3][4]
As Warren Hatheway was unsuccessful in his bid to be granted Bar Island off the northern shore of Deer Island against the wishes of Thomas Farrell, between 1810-1817 he was awarded a grant of six small nearby islets including Hardwood Island, Popes Island, Nubble Island, Dinner Island Simpsons Island and Fish Island.[5][6][7][8]
There is a seven-fathom patch between Pope's and Chocolate Cove.[9]
In 1832, commissioner of Crown Lands Thomas Baillie wrote that the island had "very little value".[10]
In December 1985, a study by Parks Canada assessed the island's value as $3,600.[1]
References
- 1 2 Parks Canada, "West Isles Feasibility Study....a National Marine Park in the West Isles", December 1985
- ↑ "No. 166". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Popes Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- ↑ "Adams Island". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick.
- ↑ "Simpsons Island". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick.
- ↑ Craven, Paul (2014). Petty Justice: Low Law and the Sessions System in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, 1785-1867. University of Toronto Press. pp. 77, elsewhere. doi:10.3138/9781442649910.
- ↑ https://archives.gnb.ca/en-ca/land-grants/view/17801/20120
- ↑ Sailing Directions for Nova Scotia, 1952, US Navy Hydrographic Office
- ↑ "Sketch of the province of New Brunswick" (PDF). ca.archive.org.
