Today, it is referred to as “The Acadian Cross”, “The Landing Site” and “Cross on the Flats”. The Cross and the Cross site is used as a point of reference, from which all Acadian history in the St. John Valley, starts. This is the symbol by which the arrival of the deported settlers, is marked.

The original Deportation Cross, dedicated in 1929 near the Grand-Pré National Historic Site in Nova Scotia, marks the site of embarkation of over 2,000 Acadian farmers, tradesmen, artisans and their families.

The original Deportation Cross, near the Grand-Pré National Historic Site in Nova Scotia, marks the site of embarkation of over 2,000 Acadian farmers and tradesmen and their families in 1755. A series of commemorative cross monuments will be designed and unveiled in Atlantic Canada, the United States, France, England, the Caribbean and Quebec ...

Jun 15, 2022 · On July 3, 1922, the Catholics of St. David, Maine, and surrounding communities gathered for an imposing and unprecedented ceremony on the banks of the St. John River. After a church service and addresses from religious dignitaries, Bishop Louis S. Walsh of Portland led a procession to a giant cross that awaited his blessing.

Acadian Cross The crosses and beads are made from fallen branches, gathered with permission, from the lands of our Acadian ancestors, FROM THE CRADLE OF ACADIE, Port Royal, along the Annapolis River, formerly the Dauphin River.

Mar 8, 2024 · Located approximately 3.2 kilometers from Grand-Pré National Historic Site's Visitor Centre, the Deportation Cross at Horton Landing is a poignant symbol commemorating the forced deportation of Acadians from Grand-Pré in 1755.

The Acadian Landing Site, also known as the Acadian Cross Historic Shrine, is a site historically significant to the French-American Acadian population of far northern Maine.

Jun 30, 2024 · The date was picked because the oral history in the Madawaska region of the state says that Acadian refugees landed on the shores of the St. John River that day in 1785, and that they erected a cross. Now at The Acadian Landing is a 14-foot marble cross representing the one erected in 1785.

Apr 9, 2013 · Acadian Cross Historic Shrine, a 14 foot marble cross represents the first cross erected in 1785 by the first Acadians settlers who set foot in the valley after canoeing up the St. John River. The cross represents their gratitude for their safe haven and a land of their own.

Acadian Embarkation, Acadian Ancestors & French Canadian Genealogy & History with great research information and links. A closeup of the Deportation Cross. This Cross referred to as the Deportation Cross, was erected in 1924 as a memorial to the Acadians deported from this spot.