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| The Acadian Historical Village (Village
Historique Acadien) is an ambitious living history site,
located on the Rivière- du-Nord near CARAQUET, NB. First opened
in 1977, it interprets the history of New Brunswick's large
Acadian
population
in the period from 1770 to 1890. The site includes over 20 restored or
reconstructed 18th- and 19th-century buildings from Acadian
communities
around New Brunswick. Interpreters in period costumes introduce visitors
to the way of life and distinctive culture of ACADIA.
The site is laid out to replicate a small rural settlement
and includes several farmsteads, a grist mill, a tavern, a
Author: DEBORAH WELCH AND MICHAEL PAYNE
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The 1998 Canadian Encyclopedia copyright
©1998 by McClelland & Stewart, Inc.
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