National Parks in Nova Scotia Canada

Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site of Canada Commemorates famous inventor Baddeck, Nova Scotia Beaubassin National Historic Site of Canada Major Acadian settlement; pivotal place in the 17th- and 18th-century North American geopolitical struggle between the British and French empires Fort Lawrence, Nova Scotia Bloody Creek National Historic Site of Canada Site of two French-English combats, 1711 and 1757 Bridgetown, Nova Scotia Canso Islands National Historic Site of Canada Site of fishing centre, 16th- to 19th-century Canso, Nova Scotia Cape Breton Highlands National Park of Canada Home to Cabot Trail, a land blessed with spectacular cliffs. Charles Fort National Historic Site of Canada Charles Fort (formerly known as Scots Fort) was built in 1629 by the son of Sir William Alexander. Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia D'Anville's Encampment National Historic Site of Canada Encampment of failed French expedition to recover Acadia, 1746 Halifax, Nova Scotia Fort Anne National Historic Site of Canada 1695-1708 fortifications Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia Fort Edward National Historic Site of Canada Played a role in the struggle for predominance in North America, 1750-1812; oldest blockhouse in Canada, 1750 Windsor, Nova Scotia Fort Lawrence National Historic Site of Canada English fort, 1750-55 Fort Lawrence, Nova Scotia Fort McNab National Historic Site of Canada Fort built in 1889 to defend Halifax Harbour Halifax, Nova Scotia Fort Sainte Marie de Grace National Historic Site of Canada First permanent French settlement in Acadia, 1632 LaHave, Nova Scotia Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada Reconstruction of 18th-century French fortress Louisbourg, Nova Scotia Georges Island National Historic Site of Canada Harbour fortification; contains Fort Charlotte Halifax, Nova Scotia Grand-Pré National Historic Site of Canada Commemorates Acadian settlement and expulsion Grand Pré, Nova Scotia Grassy Island Fort National Historic Site of Canada Centre of English fishery in 18th-century Canso, Nova Scotia Halifax Citadel National Historic Site of Canada Restored British masonry fort, 1828-56 Halifax, Nova Scotia Kejimkujik National Historic Site of Canada Important Mi'kmaq cultural landscape Kejimkujik National Park of Canada , Nova Scotia Kejimkujik National Park of Canada Nova Scotia's inland of historic canoe routes and portages. Marconi National Historic Site of Canada Site of first wireless station in Canada Table Head, Nova Scotia Melanson Settlement National Historic Site of Canada Pre-expulsion Acadian farm community, 1664-1755 Lower Granville, Nova Scotia Port-Royal National Historic Site of Canada Reconstruction of 1605 French settlement Port Royal, Nova Scotia Prince of Wales Tower National Historic Site of Canada Late 18th-century stone defence tower, 1796-99 Halifax, Nova Scotia Royal Battery National Historic Site of Canada Role in the 1745 and 1758 sieges of Louisbourg Louisbourg, Nova Scotia Sable Island National Park Reserve of Canada A wild and windswept island of sand sits far out in the North Atlantic, its iconic crescent shape emerging from the expanse of the sea. Isolated and remote, Sable Island is one of Canada’s furthest offshore islands. Sable Island, Nova Scotia St. Peters National Historic Site of Canada French trading post and fort, 1650-1758 St. Peter's, Nova Scotia St. Peters Canal National Historic Site of Canada Operational canal; structures dating from 19th-century St. Peter's, Nova Scotia The Bank Fishery - The Age of Sail Exhibit A commemoration of the offshore fishery of Canada's East Coast. Lunenburg, Nova Scotia Wolfe's Landing National Historic Site of Canada Successful landing led to capture of Louisbourg, 1758 Kennington Cove, Nova Scotia York Redoubt National Historic Site of Canada Major seaward defences of Halifax Harbour from the American Revolutionary War until World War II Halifax, Nova Scotia