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Port-Royal (Acadia)

1605 · 17th century

Port-Royal was the capital of French Acadia, founded in 1605 by Pierre Dugua de Mons and Samuel de Champlain on the Annapolis Basin in present-day Nova Scotia. Destroyed by English raiders in 1613, it was re-established nearby and changed hands several times. After its capture by British and New England forces in 1710 it was renamed Annapolis Royal.

Port-Royal (Acadia)
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Port-Royal (Acadia). In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/port-royal-acadia
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