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Fort Anne

Fort Anne is a National Historic Site of Canada in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia.

Nova Scotia · St. George Street, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia · location approximate

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FORT ANNE This site, within the Mi’kmaw district of Kespukwitk, was at the heart of changing social, military, and political relations between the Mi’kmaq, Acadians, French, and British during the 17th and 18th centuries. Here, goods were traded, treaties were signed, battles were fought, and forts were built and rebuilt. This was a centre for European colonization by France and Great Britain, and the seats of government first for Acadie and then Nova Scotia. The current star-shaped, Vauban-style fortification from 1702, the last of four French forts, was preserved through the efforts of local residents and generations of Canadians.

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LE FORT ANNE Ce lieu, situé dans le district mi’kmaw de Kespukwitk, est au cœur de l’évolution des relations sociales, militaires et politiques entre Mi’kmaq, Acadiens, Français et Britanniques aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles. Des biens y sont échangés, des traités signés, des batailles livrées, et des forts construits et reconstruits. Ce centre de la colonisation française et britannique devient le siège du gouvernement de l’Acadie, puis celui de la Nouvelle-Écosse. Érigé en 1702, ce fort à la Vauban en forme d’étoile est le dernier de quatre ouvrages français sur le site. Il a été préservé grâce aux efforts de résidents locaux et de générations de Canadiens.

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This plaque text is recorded in the Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, published by Parks Canada for the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. Plaque texts come from the Directory’s open dataset in the languages the Directory publishes them in; the pin on this page is ours, worked out from the Directory’s street address or local area and marked approximate. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
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