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
Acadia
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Acadia was a colony of New France in northeastern North America which included parts of what are now the Maritime provinces, the Gaspé Peninsula and Maine to the Kennebec River.
Siege of Saint John (1645) – d'Aulnay defeats La Tour in Acadia
Acadia in 1757
Duc d'Anville Expedition: Action between HMS Nottingham and the Mars
Acadians at Annapolis Royal, by Samuel Scott, 1751; earliest known image of Acadians