Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Musquash’s surroundings: 27 historic places within 50 km
For the highest designations, the closest town to Musquash is Saint John, 30 km off. Records name 2 people born in Musquash before 1914; the first is George Luther Hathaway. A further one sits a short way past the edge of town.
27 places on Canada’s registers lie 50 km or less from Musquash
The oldest, Fort La Tour, dates from 1631, 28 km away. Saint John, Westfield and Rothesay hold most of them, among 5 towns. Carleton Martello Tower in Saint John is the nearest, 27 km away.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| Carleton Martello TowerNational Historic Site · 1812–1816 · 27 km away, in Saint John |
| Sand Point LighthouseHeritage Lighthouse · 1898 · 27 km away, in Westfield |
| Partridge Island Quarantine StationNational Historic Site · 1872–1902 · 27 km away, in Saint John |
| Partridge Island Light TowerRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1960–1961 · 28 km away, in Saint John |
| Fort CharnisayNational Historic Site · 1645–1646 · 28 km away, in Saint John |
| Fort La TourNational Historic Site · 1631–1632 · 28 km away, in Saint John |
| Fort HoweNational Historic Site · 1777–1778 · 28 km away, in Saint John |
| Prince William StreetscapeNational Historic Site · 1877–1916 · 29 km away, in Saint John |
| Postal Station ARecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1913–1916 · 29 km away, in Saint John |
| Postal Station A AnnexRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1952–1953 · 29 km away, in Saint John |
| Domville BuildingLocal historic place · 1878 · 29 km away, in Saint John |
| Saint John Masonic TempleLocal historic place · 1881 · 29 km away, in Saint John |
Just outside Musquash: 1
| HMS PlumperProvincial heritage place · 300 m outside the town |
Most of what stands within 50 km of Musquash dates from the decades after Confederation
The nearest historic places to Musquash, out to 50 km, by the first construction date on each record.
26 places within 50 km have a date. 12 are older than 1867. First by date comes Fort La Tour in Saint John, from 1631.
No home in Musquash dates from 2016 to 2021; the typical town has 4.1%
More than half of Musquash’s housing predates 1981. The largest single period is from 1961 to 1980, with 33% of Musquash’s homes. Homes from before 1961 are 19% of Musquash’s housing, about the typical 18%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Musquash in brief
The 2021 Census dates 19% of Musquash’s homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Beyond that, people of its past such as George Luther Hathaway (1813) and Archibald Menzies Covert (1870).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
- The federal register. Every federal designation is in Parks Canada’s directory, and the Canadian Register of Historic Places gives most of them a bilingual statement of significance.
- People and events. Parks Canada’s open file gives its national historic persons no place. A town’s page names one only when the person was born there (matched by name and both life years) or one of its own historic places carries the name and its record speaks of them; national historic events stay off.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- Protection. Federal recognition isn’t a planning control: buildings the federal government owns follow its heritage policy, while others are protected only by a provincial or municipal designation.
- The tiers. National Historic Sites and the most protected buildings form the top tier; recognized federal buildings, stations and lighthouses the second; provincial and municipal listings the third.
Questions about Musquash’s history
How many historic places does Musquash have on the registers?
Musquash has none of its own; Carleton Martello Tower, in Saint John, the closest at 27 km, holds the highest designation.
How old are the homes in Musquash?
19% predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).