St. Croix Island International Historic Site

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St. Croix Island International Historic Site is a protected area on the Maine–New Brunswick border that preserves the location of one of the earliest French attempts at permanent settlement in North America, led by Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons and Samuel de Champlain in 1604.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States National Historic Site
historic site
protected area
accessPolicy St. Croix Island itself is closed to the public to protect resources
associatedWith Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons NERFINISHED
Samuel de Champlain NERFINISHED
country United States of America
crossBorderAssociation linked to Parks Canada site on Canadian side
designation International Historic Site NERFINISHED
National Historic Site
establishedFor preservation of early French colonial site
public education and interpretation of 1604 settlement
hasConservationPurpose protection of archaeological resources
protection of cultural landscape
hasFeature interpretive exhibits
mainland visitor area
outdoor sculpture and interpretive trail
hasHistoricalEvent 1604 French settlement led by Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons
explorations by Samuel de Champlain in 1604–1605
hasInterpretiveFocus French–Indigenous relations in the early 17th century
early French colonization of North America
history of Acadia
hasNearbyWaterBody Bay of Fundy NERFINISHED
hasPartnerDesignation Canadian national historic site on opposite shore
hasTheme European exploration of northeastern North America
maritime history of the Bay of Fundy region
hasViewOf St. Croix Island NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation binational commemorative site shared by U.S. and Canada
inception 20th century
languageOfInterpretation English
French
locatedIn Maine NERFINISHED
Washington County, Maine NERFINISHED
locatedNear Maine–New Brunswick border NERFINISHED
locatedOn St. Croix River NERFINISHED
locatedOpposite New Brunswick, Canada NERFINISHED
managedBy National Park Service
nearestCity Calais, Maine NERFINISHED
notableFor one of the earliest French attempts at permanent settlement in North America
partOf National Park System of the United States NERFINISHED
protects St. Croix Island (Maine) NERFINISHED
site of early French settlement in North America
timeOfKeyEvent 1604

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National Historic Landmarks in Maine includes St. Croix Island International Historic Site