Fort Jemseg National Historic Site of Canada
Lower Jemseg, New Brunswick
Original plaque photo
(© Parks Canada Agence / Agence Parcs Canada)
Address :
Main highway, Lower Jemseg, New Brunswick
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1927-05-19
Other Name(s):
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Fort Jemseg
(Designation Name)
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Fort Jemseg / Fort Gemesic
(Plaque name)
DFRP Number:
56588 00
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: Main highway Main highway, New Brunswick
Built in 1659 by Thomas Temple during the English possession of Acadia, as a trading post. Ceded to France in 1667. In 1674, captured by a Dutch expedition under Capt. Jurriaen Aernouts, who named the country New Holland, claiming possession for the Prince of Orange.
Description of Historic Place
Site of 1659 English post, captured by Dutch in 1674