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Campobello Island.

From the official website - This contribution to the country's maritime development is one of oldest wooden towers in Canada and a major key to navigating Bay of Fundy.

Geographical position: Passamaquoddy Bay, New Brunswick. Lat: 44-57-29 Long: 66-54-00 Date of building: 1829 Main material: Wood

Nautical characteristics: Fixed red light, range of 13 nautical miles

During the Napoleonic Wars, when Britain and the United States were at economic war, the town of Eastport, Maine grew rapidly as a smuggling center. Campobello Island, on which Head Harbour Lighthouse was built (part of New Brunswick, but only 12 km away from Maine's coast), also became a trade center. During the 1820s, trade flourished and traffic grew between Campobello Island and the Maine Coast. Fishing, shipping, and shipbuilding were very important activities in Passamaquoddy Bay, but the famous Fundy fogs, high tides, and treacherous rocks around Campobello Island bit into the profits and hearts of seafaring traders. Head Harbour's light was the first Canadian response to this danger, built to warn sailors approaching the craggy rocks and shoals around Campobello Island. Former American President Franklin D. Roosevelt spent his childhood summers and contracted polio on Campobello Island.