Acadian History Historical Markers

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Acadian History Historical Markers

Markers, regardless of organization, commemorating Acadian culture and history as found in France, New France, the Canadian Maritimes, Maine, Louisiana and elsewhere.

By Cajun Scrambler, July 14, 2023

Fausse-Pointe du Bayou Tèche side of marker

1 ► Louisiana, Iberia Parish, Loreauville — Fausse Point of Bayou Teche / Fausse-Pointe du Bayou Tèche —

On Bridge Street (State Highway 344) near South Main Street (Route 86).

2 ► Louisiana, Iberia Parish, Loreauville — New Acadia / Nouvelle Acadie —

On Bridge Street (State Highway 344) 0.2 miles west of Main Street (Highway 86), on the left when traveling west.

3 ► Louisiana, Iberia Parish, Loreauville — The Grand Dérangement / Le Grand Dérangement —

On Bridge Street (Route 344) 0.2 miles west of Main Street (Route 86), on the left when traveling west.

4 ► Louisiana, Lafayette Parish, Lafayette — Vermilionville Historical Timeline — pre-1699 - 1800 —

Near Fisher Road near Surrey Street (State Road 728-8).

5 ► Louisiana, Lafayette Parish, Lafayette — Vermilionville Historical Timeline — 1775-1920 —

Near Fisher Road near Surrey Street (State Road 728-8).

6 ► Louisiana, St. James Parish, St. James — Site of First Acadian Settlers in Louisiana —

On River Rd. (State Highway 18) 0.2 miles south of Dept. Of Energy Rd., on the left when traveling south.

7 ► Louisiana, St. Martin Parish, St. Martinville — Deportation Cross — Le Croix de la Déportation —

Near South New Market Street south of East Bridge Street (Highway 96), on the left when traveling south.

8 ► Louisiana, St. Martin Parish, St. Martinville — Evangeline Oak —

On Port Street near S New Market Street.

9 ► Louisiana, St. Martin Parish, St. Martinville — The Eternal Flame —

Near South New Market Street near Bridge Street.

10 ► Louisiana, Terrebonne Parish, Houma — New Acadia / Nouvelle Acadie —

On West Park Avenue (State Highway 24) north of Barrow Street (State Highway 182), on the left when traveling north.

11 ► Louisiana, Terrebonne Parish, Houma — The Grand Dérangement / Le Grand Dérangement —

On West Park Avenue (State Highway 24) north of Barrow Street (State Highway 182), on the right when traveling north.

12 ► Louisiana, Terrebonne Parish, Houma — The Great Acadian Upheaval — Exiled Acadians become Louisiana's Cajuns —

Near West Park Avenue (State Highway 24) north of Barrow Street (State Highway 182), on the right when traveling north.

13 ► Maine, Hancock County, Bar Harbor — The French Connection — Acadia National Park —

On Paradise Hill Road, on the left when traveling south.

14 ► New Brunswick, Beaurivage, Saint-Louis-de-Kent — Marcel-François Richard — (1847-1915) —

On Rue Principale (Main Street) (New Brunswick Route 134) at Chemin Desherbiers (Desherbiers Road), on the right when traveling south on Rue Principale (Main Street).

15 ► New Brunswick, Beausoleil, Cocagne — Cocagne — 1767-2017 —

On New Brunswick Route 134 just north of Chemin Lovers Lane, on the right when traveling north.

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16 ► New Brunswick, Caraquet — Le Grand Dérangement — Caraquet —

Near West St. Peter Boulevard (New Brunswick Route 11) close to Sainte Ann Street North, on the left when traveling east.

17 ► New Brunswick, Caraquet — The Return of the Acadians — Le retour des Acadiens —

On West St. Peter Boulevard (New Brunswick Route 11) near Sainte Ann Street North, on the left when traveling east.

18 ► New Brunswick, Champdoré, Saint-Antoine — Louis J. Robichaud — 1925-2005 —

Near Rue Principale (Route 115) south of Rue Edouard, on the left when traveling south.

19 ► New Brunswick, Dieppe — Les Acadiens / The Acadians — Riviére Petitcodiac River —

Near Champlain Street (New Brunswick Route 106) 0.1 kilometers east of Wheeler Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.

20 ► New Brunswick, Dieppe — The Grand Dérangement — Resistance on the Petcoudiac / La Résistance sur la Petcoudiac —

Near Champlain Street (New Brunswick Route 106) 0.1 kilometers east of Wheeler Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.

21 ► New Brunswick, Fundy Albert, Hillsborough — Combat of the Petitcodiac / Combat du Petitcodiac —

On Main Street (New Brunswick Route 114) just south of Legion Street, on the left when traveling south.

22 ► New Brunswick, Grand Falls — Acadia of the Lands and Forests / l'Acadie des terres et forêts —

On Broadway Boulevard at Church Street, in the median on Broadway Boulevard.

23 ► New Brunswick, Hartland — St. John River —

Near Main Street (Route 105) north of Hartland Hill Bridge Road, on the right when traveling south.

24 ► New Brunswick, Memramcook — Le Monument-Lefebvre —

Near Rue Centrale Street 0.5 kilometers north of Saint Thomas Street ( Route 925), on the left when traveling north.

25 ► New Brunswick, Memramcook — Monument-Lefebvre National Historic Site / Lieu historique national du Monument-Lefebvre — Welcome / Bienvenue —

Near Rue Centrale Street 0.5 kilometers north of Saint Thomas Street ( Route 925), on the left when traveling north.

26 ► New Brunswick, Moncton — First Settlers / Premiers Colons —

On Main Street (New Brunswick Route 106) at Bendview Court, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.

27 ► New Brunswick, Saint Andrews, Bayside — A French Colony in Acadie / Une colonie française en Acadie —

Near New Brunswick Highway 127 (New Brunswick Route 127) 9 kilometers south of Route 1, on the right when traveling south.

28 ► New Brunswick, Saint Andrews, Bayside — A Place to Settle / Un endroit où s’établir —

Near New Brunswick Highway 127 (New Brunswick Route 127) 9 kilometers south of Route 1, on the right when traveling south.

29 ► New Brunswick, Saint Andrews, Bayside — A Winter of Despair / Un hiver de désespoir —

Near New Brunswick Highway 127 (New Brunswick Route 127) 9 kilometers south of Route 1, on the right when traveling south.

30 ► New Brunswick, Saint Andrews, Bayside — In Champlain’s Footsteps / Sur les traces de Champlain —

Near New Brunswick Highway 127 (New Brunswick Route 127) 9 kilometers south of Route 1, on the right when traveling south.

31 ► New Brunswick, Saint Andrews, Bayside — Moving on / Le déménagement —

Near New Brunswick Highway 127 (New Brunswick Route 127) 9 kilometers south of Route 1, on the right when traveling south.

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32 ► New Brunswick, Saint Andrews, Bayside — Saint Croix Island International Historic Site / Lieu historique international de l'Île Sainte-Croix —

Near New Brunswick Highway 127 (New Brunswick Route 127) 9 kilometers south of Route 1, on the right when traveling south.

33 ► New Brunswick, Saint Andrews, Bayside — The River Flows On... / La rivière poursuit son cours... —

Near New Brunswick Highway 127 (New Brunswick Route 127) 9 kilometers south of Route 1, on the right when traveling south.

34 ► New Brunswick, Saint Andrews, Bayside — Where Two Worlds Met / Rencontre de deux mondes —

Near New Brunswick Highway 127 (New Brunswick Route 127) 9 kilometers south of Route 1, on the right when traveling south.

35 ► New Brunswick, Saint Andrews, St. Andrews — St. Croix River / La Rivière Sainte-Croix —

Near Water Street close to King Street, on the right when traveling east.

36 ► New Brunswick, Tantramar, Dorchester — 400th Anniversary of 1st Acadian Settlement —

On Main Street (New Brunswick Route 106) just north of Woodlawn Road, on the right when traveling north.

37 ► Nova Scotia, Annapolis County, Annapolis Royal — Acadian Dykeland — Les terres endiguées des Acadiens —

Near St. George Street close to St. Anthony Street, on the left when traveling west.

38 ► Nova Scotia, Annapolis County, Annapolis Royal — Annapolis Royal Historic District — L’arrondissement historique d’Annapolis Royal —

On St. George Street close to St. James Street, on the left when traveling north.

39 ► Nova Scotia, Annapolis County, Annapolis Royal — Cemeteries — Les Cimetières —

Near St. George Street close to St. Anthony Street, on the left when traveling west.

40 ► Nova Scotia, Annapolis County, Annapolis Royal — Charles Fort / Le fort Charles — Charles de Menou d’Aulnay — (ca. 1604-1650) / (v.1604-1650) —

Near St. George Street close to St. Anthony Street, on the left when traveling west.

41 ► Nova Scotia, Annapolis County, Annapolis Royal — Daniel Auger de Subercase —

Near St. George Street at St. Anthony Street, on the left when traveling east.

42 ► Nova Scotia, Annapolis County, Annapolis Royal — Duvivier Attack — L’attaque de Duvivier —

Near St. George Street close to St. Anthony Street, on the left when traveling west.

43 ► Nova Scotia, Annapolis County, Annapolis Royal — Jean Paul Mascarene — c. 1694-1760 —

Near St. George Street close to St. Anthony Street, on the left when traveling west.

44 ► Nova Scotia, Annapolis County, Annapolis Royal — Port-Royal —

Near St. George Street close to St. Anthony Street, on the left when traveling west.

45 ► Nova Scotia, Annapolis County, Annapolis Royal — Sieur de Monts —

Near St. George Street close to St. Anthony Street, on the left.

46 ► Nova Scotia, Annapolis County, Annapolis Royal — The Black Hole / Le cachot —

Near St. George Street close to St. Anthony Street, on the left when traveling west.

47 ► Nova Scotia, Annapolis County, Annapolis Royal — The Flag Bastion / Le bastion de l’étendard —

Near St. George Street close to St. Anthony Street, on the left when traveling west.

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48 ► Nova Scotia, Annapolis County, Annapolis Royal — Wharf & Waterfront — Historic Lower Saint George Street —

On St. George Street at Drury Lane, on the right when traveling north on St. George Street.

49 ► Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Region, Louisbourg — Fortress of Louisbourg — La forteresse de Louisbourg —

Near Kennington Cove Road.

50 ► Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Region, Louisbourg — French Garrison at Louisbourg —

Near Havenside Road, on the left when traveling east.

51 ► Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Region, Louisbourg — French Naval Guns —

On Main Street close to Huntington Avenue, on the left when traveling east.

52 ► Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Region, Louisbourg — Lighthouse Point — La pointe du phare —

On Havenside Road, on the right when traveling east.

53 ► Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Region, Louisbourg — Louisbourg Harbour — Le port de Louisbourg —

On Havenside Road, on the left when traveling east.

54 ► Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Region, Louisbourg — Marie Marguerite Rose — (1717-1757) —

On Royale.

55 ► Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Region, Louisbourg — Slavery / Freedom — Esclavage / Liberté —

Near Royale.

56 ► Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Region, Louisbourg — The Lobster Fishery — Le pêche du homard —

On Havenside Road, on the left when traveling east.

57 ► Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Region, Louisbourg — The Siege Landing — Débarquement des assiégeants —

On Kennington Cove Road, on the left when traveling west.

58 ► Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Region, Louisbourg — Wolfe’s Landing — Le débarquement de Wolfe —

Near Kennington Cove Road.

59 ► Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Region, Port Morien — L'industrie du Charbon au Canada / Canada's Coal Industry —

On Long Beach Road 1 kilometer north of Marconi Trail (Route 255), on the left when traveling north.

60 ► Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Region, Port Morien — The First Coal Workings in North America —

On Long Beach Road north of Marconi Trail (Route 255), on the right when traveling north.

61 ► Nova Scotia, Colchester County, Debert — Isgonish-French River Portage —

On Glooscap Trail (National Route 2) 0.5 kilometers west of Belmont Road/Fort Belcher Road, on the right when traveling west.

62 ► Nova Scotia, Colchester County, Lower Truro — First Landing —

On Tidal Bore Road 0.6 kilometers north of Glooscap Trail (Nova Scotia Route 236), on the left when traveling north.

63 ► Nova Scotia, Colchester County, Tatamagouche — Naval Encounter at Tatamagouche — (15th June, 1745) —

On Main Street (Nova Scotia Route 6) at Church Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.

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64 ► Nova Scotia, Cumberland County, Fort Lawrence — Beaubassin —

Near Cumberland Loop.

65 ► Nova Scotia, Cumberland County, Fort Lawrence — Beaubassin 1672-1750 —

Near Cumberland Loop.

66 ► Nova Scotia, Cumberland County, Fort Lawrence — Early Inhabitants —

Near Cumberland Loop.

67 ► Nova Scotia, Cumberland County, Fort Lawrence — Fort Lawrence and English Settlement —

Near Cumberland Loop.

68 ► Nova Scotia, Cumberland County, Fort Lawrence — Un hommage à/A Tribute to Jacob (Jacques) Bourgeois —

Near Trans-Canada Highway.

69 ► Nova Scotia, Guysborough County, Canso — Canso —

On School Street, on the right when traveling east.

70 ► Nova Scotia, Guysborough County, Canso — The Canso Islands/ Les îles Canso —

Near Water Street.

71 ► Nova Scotia, Guysborough County, Canso — Where Fishermen Meet / Lieu de rencontre des pêcheurs —

Near Water Street.

72 ► Nova Scotia, Guysborough County, Larrys River — 4 — Acadian Dyke Building Along the Bay of Fundy — Construction de digues le long de la Baie de Fundy —