Fort Pentagouët was a French fort established in present-day Castine, Maine, which was the capital of Acadia. It is the oldest permanent settlement in New England.
Fort Pentagouët in 1670
Marker commemorating the Dutch conquest of Acadia (1674), which they renamed New Holland. This is the spot where Jurriaen Aernoutsz buried a bottle at the capital of Acadia, Fort Pentagouët, Castine, Maine
Baron Jean-Vincent de Saint-Castin
Sign at site of death of John Gyles' brother, Dyce Head Lighthouse Rd., Castine, Maine
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. Settlers primarily cam
Fort Pentagouet
…Fort Pentagoet, Fort Castine, Fort Penobscot, Fort Saint-Pierre) was a French fort established in present-day Castine, Maine, which was the capital of Acadia (1670–1674). It is the oldest permanent settlement in New England. Its commanding position at the mouth of the Penobscot River estuary, a lucrative…
Siege of Saint John (1645) – d'Aulnay defeats La Tour in Acadia
Duc d'Anville Expedition: Action between HMS Nottingham and the Mars
Acadians at Annapolis Royal, by Samuel Scott, 1751; earliest known image of Acadians
St. John River Campaign: A View of the Plundering and Burning of the City of Grimross (present-day Arcadia, New Brunswick) by Thomas Davies in 1758. This is the only contemporaneous image of the Expulsion of the Acadians.