GPS location: 44°17'18"N 64°21'05"W
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Photographed on 30 April 2003

Photographed on 30 April 2003
Photographed on 10 July 2003
Photographed on 10 July 2003
Photographed on 10 July 2003
Photographed on 10 July 2003
Nowadays, cannon and other forms of artillery from the 1700s and 1800s are nothing more than quaint noise-makers. We see them only in the movies and on TV, or at occasional demonstrations at historic sites. In their day, cannons were the most powerful, far-reaching and fearsome weapons available...
Links to Relevant Websites
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Isaac de Razilly
Fort Point Settlement equipped with 25 cannons
Acadia (Nova Scotia): 1632 to 1653
The First Permanent French Settlement in the LaHave area: 1632
1632: The Sail from Le Havre to La Heve, Arsenault Account
1632: The Sail from Le Havre to La Heve, Lanctot Account
Isaac de Razilly: The Resurgence of Acadia, 1632
Acadian History: The Beginning by Linda W. Jones
An Acadian Introduction
Charles de Menou d'Aulnay
Germain Doucet dit Laverdure came to Acadia
Germain Doucet, Sieur de Laverdure
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Brief Biographies
Chapter 8: The Battling Barons of Acadia by Peter Landry
Issac de Razilly by Peter Landry
Issac de Razilly Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Charles de Menou d'Aulnay by Peter Landry
Charles de Menou d'Aulnay Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Nicholas Denys by Peter landry
Nicolas Denys Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Charles Biencourt de Saint-Just by Peter Landry
Jean de Biencourt, Seigneur de Poutrincourt by Peter Landry
Jean de Biencourt de Poutrincourt Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Jean de Biencourt de Poutrincourt et de Saint-Just by Wikipedia
Pierre Du Gua de Monts by Peter Landry
Pierre Du Gua de Monts Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Claude de Saint-Etienne de la Tour (c.1570-c.1636) Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Charles La Tour (1595-c.1665) by Peter Landry
Charles de Saint-Etienne de la Tour (1593-1666) Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Charles de Saint-Etienne de la Tour (c.1665-1731) Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Agathe de Saint-Etienne de la Tour (1690-c.1743) Dictionary of Canadian Biography
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Origin of the name Acadia
What territory did Acadia include?
Money settles diplomatic dispute over Acadie's ownership by Jim Bradshaw
A Merged History: Canada and The United States, 1600-1699 by Bill Jones
Charles de La Tour confirmed as governor of Acadia
Saint-Germain-en-Laye treaty signed on 29 March 1632
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First uploaded to the WWW: 2003 February 03
Better photographs installed: 2003 June 08
Additional photographs installed: 2003 July 16
Added Google Map link: 2007 December 09
Added Google Map: 2013 January 05
Added Mitchell Map reference: 2013 January 05