Musquash, New Brunswick

This article is about the community. For the geographic parish, former local service district, and census subdivision, see Musquash Parish, New Brunswick.

Musquash is a Canadian rural community in Saint John County, New Brunswick. It is located 5 km (3.1 mi) west southwest of the community of Prince of Wales in Musquash Parish.

Musquash Head Lighthouse

Location	Musquash Head, New Brunswick, Canada
Coordinates	45°08′37″N 66°14′14″W
Tower
Constructed	1959
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	concrete tower
Automated	1980s
Height	14.3 m (47 ft)
Shape	octagonal tapered truncated tower with balcony and lantern[1]
Markings	white tower with a red horizontal band in the upper part, red lantern
Power source	solar power
Operator	Musquash Head Lightstation Inc.[2][3]
Fog signal	4s. blast every 60s.
Light
First lit	1959
Focal height	35 m (115 ft)
Range	20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 3s
Original lighthouse
Constructed	1879
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	wooden tower
Shape	square truncated tower rising from keeper’s house
Markings	white tower with a red horizontal band, red lantern
Deactivated	1959
Focal height	34 m (112 ft)

History

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Saint John County, New Brunswick

Musquash was settled in the early 1800s at the head of navigation on the Musquash River. The Shore Line Railway (later Canadian Pacific Railway) was built through the community but has since been abandoned. The community includes the locales of Ivanhoe, West Musquash and Clinch's Mills. A post office was located in Musquash from 1847 to 1969. It was largely a farming and lumbering community but is now largely an exurb of Saint John, thanks to being located on the Route 1 expressway.

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Saint John County, New Brunswick

See also

• List of lighthouses in New Brunswick
• List of communities in New Brunswick