Grand Prι in Kings County, Nova Scotia — The Atlantic Provinces (North America)
Grand Pre Marsh Body
1760-1995
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 29, 2019
1. Grand Pre Marsh Body Marker
Erected 1995.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Natural Resources • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Acadian History series list.
Location. 45° 6.657′ N, 64° 18.553′ W. Marker is in Grand Prι, Nova Scotia, in Kings County. It is at the intersection of Grand Prι Road and Miner Road, on the right when traveling north on Grand Prι Road. Sign is at entrance to the dykeland area on Grand Prι Road and all roads past the entrance are private roads. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Grand Prι NS B0P 1M0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Nova Scotia’s Evangeline Trail. It is also in Atlantic Canada. Globally, it is in North America and the Western World.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Expulsion of the Acadians (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Memorial Church / L'ιglise-souvenir (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Statue of Evangeline (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Grand-Prι Rural Historic District (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The Attack at Grand Prι/La bataille Grand Prι (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); The Landscape of Grand Prι / Le Paysage de Grand-Prι (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Landscape of Grand Prι / le Payage de Grand Prι (approx. 1.9 kilometers away); Site de l'ιcole Acacia Villa/Site of Acacia Villa School (approx. 1.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grand Prι.
Regarding Grand Pre Marsh Body. The Acadians had begun the filing process one hundred years earlier. After the English expelled them, farmers from New England came in 1760 and continued the process gradually diking in all the land between coast and a nearby island to the north.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
2. Grand Pre Marsh Body Marker
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
3. Grand Pre Marsh Body Marker
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
4. View from Marker
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
5. Another View of the Area
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
6. A Map of the Area on a Different Marker
You are at location #2 in the center of the map
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 333 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 3, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
