Annapolis Royal
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Annapolis Royal is a town in and the county seat of Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada. The community, known as Port Royal before 1710, is recognised as having one of the longest histories in North America, preceding the settlements at Plymouth, Jamestown and Quebec. For nearly 150 years, it served as the capital of Acadia and subsequently Nova Scotia until the establishment of Halifax in 1749.
Image: Lighthouse DSC02664 Annapolis Royal Lighthouse (7986972342)
Image: Cannon at Fort Anne, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia (3616131610)
Image: St. Luke's Anglican Church, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia (3615282221)
Image: Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons Annapolis Royal NS
Port-Royal (Acadia)
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Port Royal (1605–1713) was a historic settlement based around the upper Annapolis Basin in Nova Scotia, Canada, and the predecessor of the modern town of Annapolis Royal.
Fort at Port-Royal (1702)
William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling
Siege of St. John (1645) – d'Aulnay defeats La Tour in Acadia