Grindstone Island (New Brunswick)
Island in New Brunswick, Canada
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Grindstone Island is an undeveloped island in the Harvey Parish, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada.[1][2][3]
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bay of Fundy |
| Coordinates | 45°43′24″N 64°37′0″W |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Albert |
| Parish | Harvey |
Together with Mary's Point, it forms the Shepody Bay.[4] Off the north end of the island was the natural anchorage for ships.[5]
In 1823 it was granted to Saint Anne's Anglican Church.[6]
It was part of the 1840 Second Report on the Geological Survey of New Brunswick by Abraham Gesner which found 40' long fossilized dicotyledonous trees.[7][8]
There was once a quarry on the island for "superior, dark-red sandstone.[9][10]
There is a conservation easement for the Nature Trust of New Brunswick.[11][12][13]
