St. Andrews Blockhouse

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{{Short description|Blockhouse in New Brunswick, Canada}}
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| location = [[Saint Andrews, New Brunswick|Saint Andrews]], [[New Brunswick]]<br>NB E5B 2J7
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| built = 1812–1813
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| designation1 = National Historic Site of Canada
| designation1_offname = St. Andrews Blockhouse National Historic Site of Canada
| designation1_date = May 15, 1962
| designation1_number = 7486
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The '''St. Andrews Blockhouse''' is a [[blockhouse]] [[fortification]] built in [[Saint Andrews, New Brunswick|Saint Andrews]], [[New Brunswick]] during the [[War of 1812]]. Built by nearby residents between 1812–1813,<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Andrews Blockhouse National Historic Site of Canada |url=https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=7486 |website=www.historicplaces.ca |publisher=Canada's Historic Places |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref> it was one of three blockhouses built by locals to protect the area from American raids. Standing by the St. Andrews [[waterfront (area)|waterfront]], the St. Andrews Blockhouse is Canada's last survivng blockhouse from the war, and is a registered [[National Historic Site of Canada]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Parks Canada Agency |first1=Government of Canada |title=St. Andrews Blockhouse National Historic Site |url=https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/nb/standrews |website=parks.canada.ca |access-date=28 April 2024 |date=18 November 2022}}</ref>

==Description==
The St. Andrews Blockhouse is located in [[Saint Andrews, New Brunswick|Saint Andrews]] in [[Charlotte County, New Brunswick|Charlotte County]], [[New Brunswick]]. Sitting along the town's [[waterfront (area)|waterfront]], it is the last [[War of 1812]]-dated [[blockhouse]] in Canada.<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Andrews Blockhouse |url=https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=7656 |website=www.historicplaces.ca |publisher=Canada's Historic Places |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref> During the war, a total of three blockhouses were built by locals.<ref>{{cite web |title=Blockhouse (1812) |url=https://www.townofsaintandrews.ca/contact/blockhouse-1812/ |website=Town of Saint Andrews |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref> The blockhouse was further used as defense in the 1860s when tensions temporarily rose between Canada and the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Andrews Blockhouse |url=https://mynewbrunswick.ca/st-andrews-blockhouse/ |website=mynewbrunswick.ca |access-date=28 April 2024 |date=30 January 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Fort Howe]], a blockhouse in [[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]]

==References==
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{{New Brunswick parks}}
{{Canadian history}}
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[[Category:Blockhouses]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Charlotte County, New Brunswick]]
[[Category:Military forts in New Brunswick]]
[[Category:National Historic Sites in New Brunswick]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Charlotte County, New Brunswick]]
[[Category:War of 1812 National Historic Sites of Canada]]
[[Category:Forts or trading posts on the National Historic Sites of Canada register]]

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