Meductic-Eel River Portage National Historic Event
Meductic, New Brunswick
Commemorative plaque
(© Parks Canada | Parcs Canada)
Address :
Meductic, New Brunswick
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1943-05-20
Other Name(s):
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Meductic-Eel River Portage
(Designation Name)
Research Report Number:
2008-CED-SDC-048
Importance:
Formed part of the main route of travel between Acadia and New England
Plaque(s)
The portage from Meductic to Eel River led to the waters of the Penobscot and formed part of the main route of travel between Acadia and New England. During the French regime military expeditions against the English settlements travelled by way of this portage.