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Charles Fort
August 20 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Map Annapolis , Parks Canada and the County of Annapolis will be celebrating Charles Fort on August 20, 2024 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm at Fort Anne National Historic Site. Please mark your calendars and more details will be forth coming from the Municipality of the County of Annapolis. During that day we are encouraging folks to tour the officer’s quarters at Fort Anne where the Nova Scotia Charter of 1621 now resides. Its significance is described below but it influences our provincial name, flag and the coat of arms and is a lasting legacy.
https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/ns/fortanne/culture/chartre-charter
From Parks Can site CHARLES FORT
A group of about 70 Scottish settlers began a colony here in 1629, eight years after King James I granted ‘Nova Scotia’ to Sir William Alexander. Led by Alexander’s son, the Scots built a small fort, the remains of which lie beneath Fort Anne. Despite many deaths during the first winter, the surviving colonists thrived on agriculture, fishing, and trade with the Mi’kmaq. Most returned to Great Britain in 1632 after France reacquired the region by treaty. Although the colonization attempt was short-lived, the province of Nova Scotia owes its name, flag, and coat of arms to this early Scottish settlement.
