Chebogue, Nova Scotia
43°47′23″N 66°05′20″W / 43.78972°N 66.08889°W
Chebogue (
History
The
Chebogue's known
An habitation or fort and trading post was built here by David Lomeron, a merchant from La Rochelle, France. It was however destroyed by the Kirke brothers in 1628. Chebogue was also referred to as Port Lomeron and Fort Lomeron in some accounts of the time.
The Acadian community of Chebogue received an influx of settlers in 1740. A chapel, Sainte-Anne, was constructed on Durkee Island. It was one of the most important Acadian communities in south western
In 1761, English settlers from New England, called Planters, landed at Chebogue. They consisted of Captain Moses Perry, Ebenezer Ellis and Sealed Landers and their families. A plaque mounted besides the cemetery gate at Town Point in Chebogue commemorates this event.[2]
Another prominent initial settler was
During the American Revolution, during the Battle off Yarmouth (1777), the British Navy drove an American Privateer ashore near Chebogue River, where the prisoners escaped into the village.
Present day
Today Chebogue's main economy is still based on farming and fishing, the same as almost 400 years ago.
References
- ^ The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press
- ^ "A brief history of Chebogue". Cyrille LeBlanc. Archived from the original on 17 October 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2006.