Melanson Settlement is located in Port Royal, Nova Scotia. Acadian settlers lived here on the banks of the Annapolis River in the 17th and 18th centuries with a unique system of cooperative dykeland farming. Stroll the path and take in the view over the marshlands and fields.
Melanson Settlement National Historic Site
Granville Ferry, Nova Scotia
- Type
- Archaeological Sites
- Address
- 3870 Granville Road, Granville Ferry, NS B0S 1K0, Canada
Get directions - Hours
- https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/ns/melanson
- Phone
- (902) 532-2898
Amenities
- Family-Friendly
- National Historic Site
- Parking
- Parkland
- Pet-Friendly
- Washrooms
Fun Facts
- The Melanson Settlement offers a chance to understand more of the Acadian community who lived there between 1664 and 1755 before the Acadian Deportation.
- The remains of the settlement show the unique style of dykeland farming practiced along the Annapolis River (formerly the Dauphin River) which reclaimed fertile land from the salt marshes.
Location
3870 Granville Road, Granville Ferry, NS B0S 1K0, Canada
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