History
Port Medway was settled by United Empire Loyalists via Land Petitions/Memorials in the 1780s. Because of its deep harbor, the town originally housed a significant wooden shipbuilding industry owned by the Wylde family. At its most prosperous, over 5,000 inhabitants lived and worked there. When the industry disappeared the population dwindled to a few hundred residents. After the historic lighthouse was decommissioned, it was purchased by Queens County and restored in 2002. ==References==