Port-Royal National Historic Site

Port-Royal National Historic Site
The entrance into the replica of the Habitation at Port-Royal at the Port-Royal National Historic Site.
Location53 Historic Lane, Granville Ferry, Nova Scotia
Coordinates44°42′40.55″N 65°36′33.0″W / 44.7112639°N 65.609167°W / 44.7112639; -65.609167
Area1 hectare (2.5 acres)
Built1605-1613
Governing bodyParks Canada
Port-Royal National Historic Site is located in Nova Scotia
Port-Royal National Historic Site
Location of Port-Royal National Historic Site in Nova Scotia
Official namePort-Royal National Historic Site of Canada
DesignatedMay 25, 1923

Port-Royal National Historic Site is a National Historic Site[1][2] located on the north bank of the Annapolis Basin in Granville Ferry, Nova Scotia, Canada. The site is the location of the Habitation at Port-Royal,[3] which was the centre of activity for the French colony of Port Royal in Acadia from 1605 to 1613 when it was destroyed by English forces from the Colony of Virginia.


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