Fort Pentagouet
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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
Raid on Grand Pré
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The Raid on Grand Pré was the major action of a raiding expedition conducted by the New England militia Colonel Benjamin Church against French Acadia in June 1704, during Queen Anne's War. The expedit
Colonel Benjamin Church, the "Father of American ranging"
Grand Pré was raided in retaliation for the Raid on Deerfield, depicted here
Governor of Massachusetts Joseph Dudley