Fort Edward National Historic Site

The fort – which today consists primarily of a simple wooden blockhouse which once housed soldiers – was built in 1750 by the British to assert their newly established authority over both Acadian settlers (of French origin) and the local Mi’kmaq people. In 1755, Fort Edward would serve as a prison and deportation centre for 1,200 Acadians, part of a sombre historical chapter known as the Deportation of the Acadians.Read more