Description: At only 21', Hampstead Lighthouse is the shortest in New Brunswick. When erected in 1900, it stood on a wood cribwork on the south side of the low water wharf. The light was deactivated in 19994, and in 1999 the Coast Guard determined that its supporting cribwork was unstable. The tower was accordingly relocated to the high water wharf, where it was chained in place and its lantern boarded up. By 2000 the Saint John River Society had assumed stewardship of a number of concrete wharves along the river including the one at Hampstead. It was thought that they would take possession of the lighthouse as well, and in 2001 they moved it to higher ground behind the wharf to avoid damage from the spring freshet. For whatever reason, the Society decided against taking ownership of the lighthouse, and it has been left to rot under the heavy tree cover.

1. Information provided by Kelly Anne Loughery.

Location: Located on the western bank of the Saint John River, just above the Hampstead Ferry Landing.
Latitude: 45.6253
Longitude: -66.0844

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Travel Instructions: From Route 102 in the community of Hampstead, take the turnoff for the Hampstead ferry. The Hampstead Lighthouse is hidden amongst the trees at the top of the high water wharf.

The lighthouse is owned by the Canadian Coast Guard. Grounds open, tower closed.

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