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The history of Saint John, New Brunswick is one that extends back thousands of years, with the area being inhabited by the Maliseet and Miꞌkmaq First Nations prior to the arrival of European colonists. During the 17th century, a French settlement was established in Saint John.
Saint John features multiple museums such as the Hatheway Labour Exhibit Centre, [150] the New Brunswick Black History Society's Black History Heritage Centre located in the Brunswick Square mall, [151] [152] the Carleton Martello Tower, Fort Howe, the Loyalist House, the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum, [153] the Saint John Firefighters ...
This article is a list of historic places in St. John County, New Brunswick entered on the Canadian Register of Historic Places, whether they are federal, provincial, or municipal. While the vast majority of listings are within the city of Saint John , there are a few in outlying rural portions of the county.
Aftermath of Fire at Saint John, N.B., 1877R. Silroy, Oil on canvas, 56.5 x 78 cm. The Great Fire of Saint John was an urban fire that devastated much of Saint John, New Brunswick in June 1877, destroying two-fifths of the city. [4]
Fort Howe (1777 — present historic site) was a British fort built in Saint John, New Brunswick during the American Revolution.It was erected shortly after the American siege in 1777 to protect the city from further American raids.
Carleton Martello Tower in Saint John, New Brunswick, is one of the nine surviving Martello Towers in Canada. The tower dates from the War of 1812 and played a significant role in conflicts until the Second World War. The site now features a restored powder magazine, a restored barracks room, and exhibits in the tower and in the visitor centre.
In May 1783, along with approximately 6,000 other loyalists, they landed at Parrtown, New Brunswick (what is now the south end of the City of Saint John), having fled the American Revolution. The patriarch of the Saint John Merritts, Thomas Merritt (1729–1821), lived with his wife and seven children in Parrtown.
The New Brunswick Museum, located in Saint John, New Brunswick, is Canada's oldest continuing museum. [2] The New Brunswick Museum was incorporated as the "Provincial Museum" in 1929 and received its current name in 1930, but its history goes back much further.