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Acadia (French: Acadie) was a colony of New France in northeastern North America which included parts of what are now the Maritime provinces, the Gaspé Peninsula and Maine to the Kennebec River. The population of Acadia included the various indigenous First Nations that comprised the Wabanaki Confederacy, the Acadian people and other French ...
- Acadian People
The Acadians (French: Acadiens, Acadian French: [akad͡zjɛ̃])...
- Acadia (Disambiguation)
Acadia is the region of northeastern North America which was...
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Acadia National Park is an American national park located...
- Acadia (region)
Acadia is a North American cultural region in the Maritime...
- Acadian People
Acadia, North American Atlantic seaboard possessions of France in the 17th and 18th centuries. Centred in what are now New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, Acadia was probably intended to include parts of Maine (U.S.) and Quebec. The first organized French settlement in Acadia was.
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Aug 19, 2013 · Acadia has its origins in Giovanni da Verrazzano ’s, an Italian explorer serving the king of France, travels to North America. In 1524 and 1525, he explored the Atlantic coast and gave the name "Archadia", or “Arcadia” in Italian, to a region near the present-day American state of Delaware.
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Jul 22, 2019 · Established: 1916. Size: 49,052 acres. Annual Visitors: 3.5 million. Visitor Centers: Hulls Cove, Thompson Island. Entrance Fee: $25 per vehicle, $12 per person. www.nps.gov/acad. One of the...
Article. A History of Acadia. Acadia National Park. The striking scenery and diverse resources of Mount Desert Island have attracted people for thousands of years. The first inhabitants, Native Americans here more than 5,000 years ago, were followed by the French and English.
