How to Cite
Abstract
A dramatic increase in transatlantic commerce and immigration during the 1820s resulted in numerous shipwrecks in British North America, with the lack of coastal lighthouses in remote locations a particular problem. Negotiations began in 1826 between the Maritime colonies plus Lower Canada and the imperial government on ways to light remote coasts, and in 1835 the Colonial Office agreed to fund lighthouses on St. Paul and Scatarie islands on the route into the Gulf of St. Lawrence if the colonies funded their maintenance. The resulting three lighthouses and two humane stations redefined navigational safety as a shared responsibility of the imperial and colonial states worldwide.
Copyright for articles published in this journal is retained by the author(s), with Acadiensis being granted a non-exclusive licence to each and every right in the work throughout the world. After publication of the work, the author(s) shall have the right to self-archive the work and to reprint the work in whole or in part in books authored by or edited by the author(s) without the payment of any fee. In these other formats, however, the author or authors are required to acknowledge the original publication of the work in the pages of the journal. In the case of any requests to reprint the work, Acadiensis will require a standard permission fee -- to be divided equally between the journal and the author. In the event that such requests are received by the author(s), the author(s) shall direct such requests to the journal.