Fortress
Fort Edward
🇨🇦 Canada · 18th century
Fort Edward is a National Historic Site of Canada in Windsor, Nova Scotia, (formerly known as Pisiguit) and was built during Father Le Loutre's War (1749–1755). The British built the fort to help prevent the Acadian Exodus from the region. The Fort is most famous for the role it played both in the Expulsion of the Acadians (1755) and in protecting Halifax, Nova Scotia from a land assault in the American Revolution. While much of Fort Edward has been destroyed, including the officers' quarters (which burned down in 1922) and barracks, the blockhouse that remains is the oldest extant in North America. A cairn was later added to the site.
Text adapted from “Fort Edward (Nova Scotia)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Edward ranks #5,722 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #22 of the 26 mapped in Canada. Founded 1750, it is older than 18% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 638 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. See how Canada compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Fort Edward?
Fort Edward stands in Canada, at 44.9954°, -64.1327°.
When was Fort Edward built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1750. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fort Edward?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,722 of 8,764 worldwide, and #22 in Canada. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Fort Edward?
Halifax Citadel, about 58 km away.
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