Grand Pre
A village on the shores of the Basin of Minas. Stands upon
or near the site of the old village of the same name, one of the
principal settlements of the Acadians. The scene of many conflicts
between the French and English; and of the final expulsion of the
Acadians. See Acadians. =Bib.=: Parkman, Half Century of Conflict
and Montcalm and Wolfe.