Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain32 registered heritage sites stand within 50 km of Queensbury
Heritage of the first rank begins 11 km from Queensbury, in Kingsclear. 4 people on record were born in Queensbury before 1914, James Armstrong the earliest.
7.3 km from Queensbury: Kings Landing Historical Settlement, the nearest on the registers
Fredericton, Oromocto and Woodstock hold most of them, among 9 towns. The radius of 50 km holds 32. Fort Nashwaak (Naxoat), 29 km off, is the oldest: 1691.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| Kings Landing Historical SettlementProvincial heritage place · 7.3 km away, in Prince William |
| WolastoqNational Historic Site · 20 km away, in Kingsclear |
| Old Government HouseNational Historic Site · 1826–1829 · 27 km away, in Fredericton |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Fredericton, New BrunswickHeritage Railway Station · 1923–1924 · 28 km away, in Fredericton |
| St. Anne's Chapel of EaseNational Historic Site · 1846–1848 · 28 km away, in Fredericton |
| St. Paul's United ChurchNational Historic Site · 1886–1887 · 28 km away, in Fredericton |
| Fredericton City HallNational Historic Site · 1875–1877 · 28 km away, in Fredericton |
| Old Burial GroundLocal historic place · 1787 · 28 km away, in Fredericton |
| Arts BuildingNational Historic Site · 1826–1828 · 28 km away, in Fredericton |
| William Brydone Jack ObservatoryNational Historic Site · 1851–1852 · 28 km away, in Fredericton |
| Fredericton Military CompoundNational Historic Site · 1826–1883 · 28 km away, in Fredericton |
| Government of Canada BuildingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1950–1952 · 29 km away, in Fredericton |
Around Queensbury, within 50 km, the dated heritage reaches back to 1691
Places as far as 50 km from Queensbury, not in it, dated by the first construction year on their records.
Fort Nashwaak (Naxoat), in Fredericton, is the oldest (1691). Within 50 km, building dates exist for 29 places. 13 are older than 1867.
Queensbury’s building boom came from 1981 to 2000: 36% of its homes
Homes built from 2016 to 2021 make up 5.6% of Queensbury’s, above the typical 4.1%. Before 1961: 15% of Queensbury’s homes, near the usual 18%. Queensbury built little from 2001 to 2015: 11% of its homes, where most towns have 15%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Before 1914, Queensbury gave 4 lives to the record
The oldest birth on the record is James Armstrong’s, in 1830. At the other end is William George Clark, from 1865. James M. Scott reached 83, the longest life here, ending in 1943. Fame, by Wikipedia: Alfred Bennison Atherton first, in 4 languages.
Everyone born in Queensbury → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
Queensbury and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensbury | 1,421 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Prince William | 1,233 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Bright | 3,648 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kingsclear | 3,158 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Nackawic | 1,019 | 0 | 0 | — |
Queensbury in brief
Of its people of the past, the best known are Alfred Bennison Atherton (1843), William George Clark (1865) and James Armstrong (1830). Its oldest homes, those from before 1961, are 15% of the total, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
- 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.
- Provincial and municipal lists. The local and provincial lists outside Québec aren’t published openly, so this page counts what Wikidata records and pages only the places an encyclopedia describes.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
Questions about Queensbury’s history
How many historic places does Queensbury have on the registers?
Inside Queensbury, none so far; Kings Landing Historical Settlement, 7.3 km away in Prince William, is the closest.
How old are the homes in Queensbury?
15% 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).