Beaubears Island Shipbuilding National Historic Site of Canada
Beaubears Island Shipbuilding Links and documents Listed on the
Canadian Register: Statement of Significance Description of
Historic Place Beaubears Island Shipbuilding National Historic
Site of Canada incorporates some 24 hectares (60 acres) on the
southeastern (downstream) shore of Beaubears Island at the
confluence of the Southwest and Northwest Miramichi River, and
the adjacent south channel of the Miramichi River. The site
includes the remains of an early 19th-century shipyard.
Beaubears Island Shipbuilding was designated a national historic
site as an example of a shipbuilding site in the Province of New
Brunswick that contained in situ archaeological resources. The
heritage value of Beaubears Island Shipbuilding lies in the
setting and landscape which contains archaeological resources
defining the former shipyard facilities. These are typical of a
New Brunswick shipyard of the early and mid 19th century in an
area representing the major con