CNHS - Coming of the New England Planters
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GeoKen
N 45° 06.797 W 064° 16.776
20T E 399346 N 4996331
A cairn erected to commemorate the arrival of the New England Planters.
Waymark Code: WM9107
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date Posted: 06/11/2010
Views: 13
Date Designated: 1958
Plaque status: Plaqued in 1960
Settlers in undeveloped areas and lands of displaced Acadians, 1760-63.
Text from plaque: In 1759, New England farmers and fishermen sent agents to Halifax to discuss with Governor Lawrence the settlement of the undeveloped areas of the province. Substantial immigration began in 1760 and, by late 1763, several thousand settlers were established throughout Nova Scotia. They were particularly successful in the Minas area, where they took up the fallow lands of the displaced Acadians. By 1780, Edmund Burke could describe the province as "formed by the overflowings of the exuberant population of New England." This influx was to have a significant effect on the character and development of Nova Scotia.
Classification: National Historic Event
Province or Territory: Nova Scotia
Location - City name/Town name: Horton Landing, Cornwallis
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: Not listed
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