United Empire Loyalists Memorial

This memorial, erected by the Yarmouth County Historical Society in 1964, is dedicated to the memory of the United Empire Loyalists who settled in this area during and after the American Revolutionary War.

Inscription

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IN PROUD MEMORY OF THOSE UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTS, THE MAJORITY OF THEM OF DUTCH ORIGIN WHO, DEFEATED AND DESPOILED, WERE COMPELLED TO SEEK REFUGE HERE FOLLOWING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. ARRIVING HERE, THE FIRST IN 1784, THEY ESTABLISHED NEW HOMES IN THE WILDERNESS AND HAVE MADE A MOST NOTEWORTHY CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROVINCE AND NATION.

“THEY SACRIFICED ALL BUT HONOUR”

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ERECTED BY THE YARMOUTH COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
1964

Ce mémorial, érigé par la Yarmouth County Historical Society en 1964, est dédié aux loyalistes de l’Empire Uni qui se sont installés dans la région durant et après la guerre de la révolution américaine.

Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.