CA-K325History

Skmaqn–Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst

The site of Fort Amherst, Prince Edward Island, photographed in 2013. Fort Amherst, PEI (9480118535) · Larry from Charlottetown, PEI, Canada · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY 2.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Skmaqn–Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst, on Prince Edward Island, was the seat of colonial government from 1720 to 1768, first under the French and then the British. It was a port of entry and a place where Mi’kmaq and French leaders renewed their alliance. In 1758, British authorities used Fort Amherst to organize the forcible removal of more than 3,000 Acadians from the island.

Scope & context

The site’s colonial history, not the Deportation as a whole (see CA-K033).

Sources behind this record

Skmaqn–Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst National Historic Site ↗

Parks Canada

Current commemorative plaque and historical narrative: government from 1720 to 1768; 1758 deportation of more than 3,000 Acadians