Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1907–1908Miramichi Fish Hatchery, RR1RR #1
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History of Southesk · Canada’s heritage registers
1 historic place on the heritage registers in Southesk
One more stands just outside, within 5 km of the town’s edge. That place is Miramichi Fish Hatchery, RR1, a recognized federal heritage building, from 1907.
Historic places
1
Highest designations
0
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings
Other federal designations
1
Recognized buildings, railway stations, lighthouses
Oldest building
1907
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
17%
typical town: 18%
The map
Where Southesk’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Other federal designations
Dots open their places’ pages; hover first to read the name.
The 1, by tier
1 Other federal designations
The federal directory kept by Parks Canada supplies most of these places; provincial and municipal lists outside Québec aren’t open data, so only the ones Wikidata documents with an article appear.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Other federal designations
Federal heritage in Southesk: one more place
Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings, heritage railway stations and lighthouses. Each one opens its own page.
Around the town
Augustine Mound, 6 km from Southesk, is the closest
Their towns number 2: Miramichi and Northesk first. The registers hold 5 within 25 km. By age, Boishébert leads, from 1756, at 18 km.
The 5 nearest, within 25 km
| Augustine MoundNational Historic Site · 6 km away, in Northesk |
| OxbowNational Historic Site · 6.4 km away, in Northesk |
| BoishébertNational Historic Site · 1756–1760 · 18 km away, in Miramichi |
| Beaubears Island ShipbuildingNational Historic Site · 1790–1791 · 19 km away, in Miramichi |
| Marine HospitalNational Historic Site · 1830–1832 · 25 km away, in Miramichi |
Just outside Southesk: 1
| The Enclosure Provincial ParkProvincial heritage place · 200 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Southesk added few homes from 2016 to 2021: 1.4%, where most towns have 4.1%
More of Southesk’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000 than in any other period: 41%. Before 1961: 17% of Southesk’s homes, near the usual 18%. Half of the homes standing in Southesk today were built before 2001.
17%
Before 1961
29%
1961–80
41%
1981–2000
12%
2001–15
1.4%
2016–21
SoutheskTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Neighbours
Southesk and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southesk | 1,748 | 1 | 0 | 1907 |
| Northesk | 2,301 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Nelson | 1,014 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Blackville | 2,104 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Southesk in brief
All told, Southesk has 1 historic place. Its oldest homes, those from before 1961, are 17% of the total, against 18% in the typical town. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: people of its past such as Daniel Chaplin (1820) and Fred Smith (1871); and its one place was designated in 1994.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Map points. Where a federal place sits on the map is Wikidata’s placing; the directory itself has no coordinates.
- 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 tiers. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local listings.
- Protection. A National Historic Site designation recognises significance; it doesn’t by itself protect a building the federal government doesn’t own. Legal protection comes from provincial and municipal designations, whose own registers aren’t open data outside Québec.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
Questions about Southesk’s history
How many historic places does Southesk have on the registers?
1 historic place in Southesk, from Canada’s heritage registers.
What is the oldest building in Southesk?
By its record, Miramichi Fish Hatchery, RR1, from 1907 (Recognized Federal Heritage Building).
How old are the homes in Southesk?
17% 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).