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Annapolis Royal

Annapolis Royal, formerly known as Annapolis,[2][3] is a town located in the western part of Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Port-Royal  (French)
Town and County seat
Waterfront of Annapolis Royal
View from Fort Anne looking south over Annapolis Basin
Saint Luke's Church
Pierre Dugua Monument
Lighthouse
View of Granville Ferry from Annapolis Royal
Flag of
Flag
 
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Coordinates: 44°44′30″N 65°30′55″W / 44.74167°N 65.51528°W / 44.74167; -65.51528Coordinates: 44°44′30″N 65°30′55″W / 44.74167°N 65.51528°W / 44.74167; -65.51528
CountryCanada
ProvinceNova Scotia
MunicipalityAnnapolis County
Founded1605; 421 years ago (1605) as Port Royal
Incorporated1892; 134 years ago (1892)
Named forAnne, Queen of Great Britain
Electoral Districts     
Federal
West Nova
ProvincialAnnapolis
Government
 • MayorAmery Boyer
 • Governing BodyAnnapolis Royal Town Council
 • MLADavid Bowlby (C)
 • MPChris d'Entremont (C)
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
Highest elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total530
 • Density268.3/km2 (695/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (Atlantic Daylight Saving Time)
Postal code
B0S1A0
Telephone Exchange526, 532
Official nameAnnapolis Royal Historic District National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1994
Websiteannapolisroyal.com

Annapolis Royal Media

  • Sujet : Port-Royal -- Environs*Acadie -- Sud*Échelle(s) : [ca 1:90 000], une lieue [= 4,3 cm]*Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : AnvilAmN*Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : FranceAm*Couverture : Canada – Nouvelle-Écosse*Langue : français Éditeur : [s.n.]

  • Map for Jacques de Meulles, Intendant of New France (1686)

  • Plan of the fort at Annapolis Royal (c. 1744)

  • Annapolis Royal by John Hamilton (c. 1753)

  • Officer's Quarters (1798) at Fort Anne

  • Annapolis Royal, circa 1851-1871

  • Annapolis Royal tidal generating station

  • A historic house, now a private inn

  • Reconstructed habitation at Port-Royal National Historic Site

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nova Scotia (February 9, 2022)Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  2. ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Annapolis (2.)
  3. ↑ 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Annapolis, Canada

References

  • Dunn, Brenda. A History of Port-Royal/Annapolis Royal 1605-1800. Halifax: Nimbus, 2004.
  • Faragher, John. A Great and Noble Scheme. Norton, 2005.
  • Grenier, John. The Far Reaches of Empire: War in Nova Scotia, 1710-1760. Oklahoma University Press.
  • Grenon, Jean-Yves. Pierre Dugua de Mons: Fondateur de l'Acadie (1604-5), Co-Fondateur de Québec (1608); Pierre Dugua de Mons: Founder of Acadie (1604-5), Co-Founder of Québec (1608) (English translation by Phil Roberts). Annapolis Royal: Peninsular Press, 2000.
  • Griffiths, E. From Migrant to Acadian. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2005.
  • Lawrence, Ian. Historic Annapolis Royal: Images of Our Past. Halifax: Nimbus, 2002.
  • Plank, Geoffrey. An Unsettled Conquest. University of Pennsylvania, 2001.
  • Reid, John, Maurice Basque, Elizabeth Mancke, Barry Moody, Geoffrey Plank, and William Wicken. The 'Conquest' of Acadia, 1710: Imperial, Colonial, and Aboriginal Constructions. 2004.

Other websites

Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Annapolis, Canada.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Annapolis Royal
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