St. Peter's Canal / Le Canal Saint-Pierre

St. Peter's Canal / Le Canal Saint-Pierre (HM1HQR)

Location: St. Peter's, Nova Scotia B0E 3B0 Richmond County
Country: Canada
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N 45° 39.135', W 60° 52.242'

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Inscription

St. Peters / Saint-Pierre

There are two plaques on this monument
St. Peter's Canal / Le Canal Saint-Pierre
English
Connecting St. Peter's Bay on the Atlantic Ocean with the Bras d'Or Lakes, St. Peter's Canal follows substantially the portage of the old French trading days. The route was first surveyed in 1825 but construction did not commence until 1854, was suspended in 1856, renewed in 1865, and not completed until 1869. Since that time the canal has been twice enlarged and can now accommodate vessels with draughts up to sixteen feet.

French
Ce canal qui relie la baie St. Peters sur l'Atlantique aux lacs Bras d'Or suit plus du moins le vieux chemin de portage du Régime français. Son trace fut d'abord arpente 1825 mais sa construction entreprise en 1854, interrompue en 1856, reprise en 1865, ne fut terminée qu'en 1869. Elargi deux fois depuis le canal peut recevoir des navires ayant seize pieds de tirant d'eau.
St. Peters / Saint-Pierre
English
Site of Denys' fort and trading post, built 1650.
Selected in 1713 as one of the three principal ports in Isle Royale, named Port Toulouse and fortified by works at Point Jerome.
Destroyed by Pepperrell's troops 1745. Re-occupied by the French, 1748: evacuated, 1758.

French

Emplacement du poste établi par Nicolas Denys en 1650.
Nommé Port Toulouse et fortifié à Pointe-Jerôme, ce post devint, en 1713. L'un des trois ports principaux de l'Ile Royale.
Détruit par les troupes de Pepperrell en 1745; repris par les Français en 1748; abandonné par eux en 1758.

Details

HM Number	HM1HQR
Tags	Waterways and Vessels
Year Placed	1931
Placed By	Historic Sites and Monument Board of Canada/Commission de lieux et monuments historique du Canada
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Sunday, November 9th, 2014 at 9:02pm PST -08:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	20T E 665905 N 5057616
Decimal Degrees	45.65225000, -60.87070000
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 45° 39.135', W 60° 52.242'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	45° 39' 8.1" N, 60° 52' 14.52" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Which side of the road?	Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal Address	At or near 112-160 Toulouse St, St. Peter's Nova Scotia B0E 3B0, CA
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