Port-Royal National Historic Site | |
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Location | 53 Historic Lane, Granville Ferry, Nova Scotia |
Coordinates | 44°42′40.55″N 65°36′33.0″W / 44.7112639°N 65.609167°W |
Area | 1 hectare (2.5 acres) |
Built | 1605-1613 |
Governing body | Parks Canada |
Official name | Port-Royal National Historic Site of Canada |
Designated | May 25, 1923 |
Port-Royal National Historic Site is a National Historic Site[1][2] located on the north bank of the Annapolis Basin in Granville Ferry, Nova Scotia, Canada. The site is the location of the Habitation at Port-Royal,[3] which was the centre of activity for the New France colony of Port Royal in Acadia from 1605 to 1613, when it was destroyed by English forces from the Colony of Virginia.