Fort Nashwaak
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Siege of Fort Nashwaak (1696)
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| Designated | 1924 |
Fort Nashwaak (also known as Fort Naxoat, Fort St. Joseph) was the capital of Acadia and is now a National Historic Site of Canada in present-day Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. It was located strategically up the Saint John River and close to the native village of Fort Meductic for military purposes.
The fort was built during
Nashwaaksis on the north side of the Saint John River at the mouth of the Nashwaak River. It replaced Fort Jemseg (which had replaced Port Royal
) as the capital of Acadia.
After
siege of the capital.[1]
After de Villebon's death in 1700 and a devastating flood, the fort was abandoned.
The site of the former fort was designated a National Historic Site in 1924.[2]
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Fort Nashwaak Monument - National Historic Site -
Jacques Testard de Montigny - led attacks on New England from Fort Nashwaak
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See also
References
Texts
- John Clarence Webster. Fort Nashwaak[permanent dead link], at Our Roots, Canadian Local Histories Online
- Clarke. Too Small a World: The Story of Acadia. Fort St. Joseph[permanent dead link], Our Roots, Canadian Local Histories, full text online
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