Missaguash River
Michel de la Valliere, governor of Acadia.
border between French (to the west) and English-controlled territories.
The Missaguash River (French: Rivière Missaguash) is a small Canadian river that forms the southern portion of the inter-provincial boundary between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick on the Isthmus of Chignecto. It had historic significance in the 18th century as the de facto
History
The river's name is from the Mi'kmaq language, likely meaning "marsh river", in reference to the Tantramar Marshes through which it flows. The name can be translated as "muskrat". Musaguash (Morris, 1750); Mesiguash (DesBarres, 1781); Missaguash from 1901 onward.[1] The river flows south into Cumberland Basin. Its source is in the Missaguash Bog, several kilometres to the north.
About 1672 a small group of
dykes
to keep out the sea.
This village grew until 1750. The French priest
Fort Lawrence
on the site of the burned village.
See also
Endnotes
- ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.
- ISBN 978-1-55109-740-4.).