Port-Royal National Historic Site
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The entrance into the replica of the Habitation at Port-Royal at the Port-Royal National Historic Site.
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| Location | On the north bank of the Annapolis River at its discharge point into Annapolis Basin. Located in the community of Port Royal, Nova Scotia, approximately 0.5 km (0.31 mi) east of Schafners Point and 1 km (0.62 mi) north of Goat Island. |
| Coordinates | 44°42′40.55″N 65°36′33.0″W / 44.7112639°N 65.609167°WCoordinates: 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 |
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| Official name | Port-Royal National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | May 25, 1923 |
 Location of Port-Royal National Historic Site in Nova Scotia
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Not to be confused with Port-Royal (Acadia)
Port-Royal National Historic Site is a National Historic Site located on the north bank of the Annapolis Basin in the community of Port Royal,Nova Scotia. The site is the location of the Habitation at Port-Royal.
The Habitation at Port-Royal was established by France in 1605 and was that nation's first settlement in North America. Port-Royal served as the capital of Acadia until its destruction by British military forces in 1613. France relocated the settlement and capital 8 km (5.0 mi) upstream and to the south bank of the Annapolis River (see Port-Royal (Acadia)); the site of the present-day town of Annapolis Royal.
The relocated settlement kept the same name "Port-Royal" and served as the capital of Acadia for the majority of the 17th century until the British conquest of the colony in 1710, at which time the settlement was renamed Annapolis Royal.
On May 25, 1925, the national Historic Sites and Monuments Board recognized the original Habitation at Port-Royal in the community of Port Royal, Nova Scotia for its heritage significance, and the Minister of the Interior designated it Port-Royal National Historic Site.
In the 1930s the approximate site of the original Habitation was located in the community and the results of archaeological excavations fed public interest in the period of the original French settlement. This interest had been increasing since the publication of Quietly My Captain Waits, an historical novel by Evelyn Eaton set in Port-Royal in the early 17th century.
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