Near Horton Landing in Kings County, Nova Scotia — The Atlantic Provinces (North America)

Democracy and the New England Planters/La démocratie et les Planters de la Nouvelle-Angleterre

Democracy and the New England Planters Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Steve Stoessel, August 29, 2019

1. Democracy and the New England Planters Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

To entice the Planters to settle in Nova Scotia, the British colonial administration introduced an elected legislature in 1758, a form of representative government they had long known in New England. In the decades after their settlement in Nova Scotia, the Planters and their descendants continued to press for many educational and democratic reforms, adding greatly to the success of these institutions in the province.

Pour encourager les Planters à s'installer en Nouvelle-Écosse, l'administration coloniale britannique leur a accordé dès 1758 une 1égislature élue similaire au gouvernement représentatif auquel ils étaient habitués en Nouvelle-Angleterre. Les Planters et leurs descendants ont continué de réclamer diverses réformes éducatives et démocratiques dans les décennies qui ont suivi leur arrivée en Nouvelle-Ecosse, contribuant pour beaucoup au succès de ces institutions dans la province

Erected by Wolfville Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1758.

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45° 6.798′ N, 64° 16.782′ W. Marker is near Horton Landing, Nova Scotia, in Kings County. Marker can be reached from Wharf Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Horton Landing NS B0P 1M0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. New England Planters/Les planters de la Nouvelle-Angeleterre (here, next to this marker); The Arrival of the New England Planters/L'arrivée des Planters de la Nouvelle-Angleterre (within shouting distance of this marker); The Tragedy of the Deportation/La tragédie de la Déportation (within shouting distance of this marker); Horton Landing Cross (within shouting distance of this marker); Site de l'école Acacia Villa/Site of Acacia Villa School (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Landscape of Grand Pré/ le Payage de Grand Pré (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Acacia Villa School (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); The Landscape of Grand Pré/Le Paysage de Grand-Pré (approx. 2.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Horton Landing.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 84 times since then and 13 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on September 27, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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