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.



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