Casco Bay Island
Casco Bay Island, formerly Casco Island,[1] is a private island located in Passamaquoddy Bay, between Campobello Island and Deer Island, in New Brunswick, Canada. The island is approximately 41 acres in size, at the mean high tide line.[2] Found at 44°57'20" North and 66°55'55" West.[3]
W. F. Ganong noted that the "Green Island" referenced in Mitchell's 1764 Ms Field Book may have been a reference to Casco Bay Island, although today Green Island is the name of a small isle just south of Casco Bay Island.[4] In 1771, Casco Bay Island was claimed by William Owen alongside Campobello and Gull Island.[5] In April 1786, Charles Morris, of Halifax, claimed to have purchased at a Sheriff's Sale the entirety of Casco Bay Island, Head Harbour Island and some thousands of acres on Campobello, and sold the same lands to Gillam Butler who later sold them for £2500 to his colleague Thomas Storrow who worked with him at John Fraser & Co Merchants, but later bought it back for £2000.[6] Lady Owen, gifted Casco Bay Island to Chief Justice John Campbell Allen.[7]
In 1909, a sailor estimated to be in his thirties came to the Bay of Fundy with a schooner and crew of 15 men feigning interest in lobster fishing but drawing the attention of authorities who noted its lack of activity and cargo. When a rowboat was launched to Casco Island with men bearing shovels and mattocks, Customs officials followed it from a distance believing they intended to dispose of a corpse or dig up illicit goods to smuggle, unaware the schooner had sent ashore a geologist, mining engineer and civil engineer as part of a scientific expedition out of Galveston, Texas seeking the treasure of privateer Jean Lafitte.[8]
From 2005-2013, the island was listed for sale on cascobayisland.com, including a 1,250 sq ft two-bedroom Riverbend log home built in 1994 with a well, solar panels and ATVs to traverse the islandwith the asking price dropping from $2.2 million to $1.2 million.[9]
The NB Power submarine power cable between Campobello Island and Leonardville, New Brunswick comes ashore as a relay at Casco Bay Island.[10]
44°57′21″N 66°55′56″W / 44.9558°N 66.9323°W
References
[edit]- ^ The name was officially changed in 1970. "Casco Island". Geographical names of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Casco Bay Island".
- ^ "Map of Casco Bay Island, New Brunswick, Island - Canada Geographical Names with Maps".
- ^ https://archive.org/details/cihm_12511/page/n71/mode/2up?q=casco
- ^ Collections of New Brunswick Historical Society", 1894, p424, ahttps://archive.org/details/collectionsofnew113newb/page/n423/mode/2up?q="casco+bay+island"
- ^ Saint Croix Courier, St. Stephen, NB July 5, 1894 GLIMPSES OF THE PAST Contributions to the History of Charlotte County and the Border Towns., https://carensecord.ca/locations/NewBrunswick/Glimpses/CXXIII.html
- ^ s:Campobello, An Historical Sketch, p.25
- ^ New York Times, "The Season of the Treasure Hunt is On", 17 Apr 1910, Page 44
- ^ Portland Monthly Magazine 2013 Summer Guide
- ^ https://re-vision.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/System-Level-Design-Performance-Cost-and-Economic-Assessment-New-Brunswick-Head-Harbour-Passage-Tidal-In-Stream-Power-Plant.pdf
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