Grand Pré
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Grand Pré is a historic rural community in Nova Scotia, Canada, best known as a center of early Acadian settlement and the site of significant events during the colonial conflicts between France and Britain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Pré canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic rural community
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settlement ⓘ tourist destination ⓘ |
| associatedAuthor | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict | French and Indian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEmpire |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French colonial empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalGroupHistoricallyAssociated |
Acadians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mi'kmaq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Municipality of the County of Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dikes and aboiteaux
ⓘ
marshland ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Evangeline statue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSite | Memorial Church at Grand-Pré NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Minas Basin tidal flats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationScope |
international
ⓘ
national ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Acadian settlement in the 17th century
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Deportation of the Acadians NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Dérangement NERFINISHED ⓘ colonial conflicts between France and Britain ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Acadian history
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Grand-Pré National Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ commemoration of the Acadian Deportation ⓘ early Acadian settlement ⓘ |
| landUse | dykeland agriculture ⓘ |
| languageCurrentlySpoken | English ⓘ |
| languageHistoricallySpoken |
French
ⓘ
Mi'kmaq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kings County, Nova Scotia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nova Scotia ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bay of Fundy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minas Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Wolfville, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Grand-Pré National Historic Site of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| province | Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Annapolis Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Atlantic Time Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportationAccess | Highway 101 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCODesignation | cultural landscape ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteName | Landscape of Grand Pré NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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