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Fort Sainte Marie de Grace

Fort Sainte Marie de Grace is a National Historic Site of Canada in LaHave, Nova Scotia.

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FORT SAINTE MARIE DE GRACE In 1604, Samuel de Champlain mapped and named this fine harbour Port de la Hève. After the 1632 Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, which returned Acadia to France, Lieutenant-General Isaac de Razilly built Fort Sainte Marie de Grace and established a colony here, asserting French claims to the area’s rich resources of fish and fur. One of the early permanent settlements in Acadia, it also served as the capital from 1632 until de Razilly’s death in 1636, when it was abandoned for Port-Royal. The fort was destroyed by fire in 1653, but remains along the eroding shore were still visible until the early 1900s.

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LE FORT SAINTE-MARIE-DE-GRÂCE En 1604, Samuel de Champlain cartographie ce havre et le nomme port de la Hève. Une fois l’Acadie cédée à la France par le traité de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1632), le lieutenant-général Isaac de Razilly établit ici le fort Sainte-Marie-de-Grâce et une colonie pour affirmer la souveraineté française sur cette région riche en poissons et en fourrures. Un des plus anciens établissements permanents de l’Acadie, il sert de capitale de 1632 jusqu’au décès de Razilly en 1636, année où il est abandonné pour Port-Royal. Le fort est détruit par un incendie en 1653, mais des vestiges demeurent visibles sur la rive jusqu’au début du XXe siècle.

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Following the Treaty of St. Germain-en-Laye in 1632, France determined to established permanent settlements in Acadia. Isaac de Razilly was appointed Lieutenant-General. Here he built a fort and established the capital of the colony.

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Fort La Hève Après le traité de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, en 1632, la France décida de fonder des établissements permanents en Acadie. Isaac de Razilly fut nommé lieutenant-général. Il constuisit un fort en ce lieu et y fixa le siège du gouvernement.

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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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