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Loyalists at Shelburne

During the American Revolution many pro-British refugees gathered at New York. The wealthier class went to England, but most of the less affluent sought refuge in Nova Scotia. Four hundred such families associated to found a town here at Port Roseway, which Governor John Parr renamed Shelburne. Within a year from the arrival of the first refugees in May 1783, the town mushroomed to a population of 10,000. The region, however, could not support so large a settlement, and most of the refugees subsequently moved elsewhere in the province or to New Brunswick, while some returned to the United States.

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Loyalistes à Shelburne

De nombreux Loyalistes se réunirent à New-York pendant la Révolution américaine. Beaucoup regagnèrent l’Angleterre, mais les moins fortunés se réfugièrent en Nouvelle-Écosse. Quatre cents familles s’unirent pour fonder Port Roseway, rebaptisé Shelburne par le Gouverneur John Parr. Moins d’un an après la venue des premiers réfugiés, en mai 1783, la ville comptait 10 000 habitants. La région ne pouvant tous les faire vivre, la plupart d’entre eux allèrent donc s’établir ailleurs dans la province ou retournèrent aux États-Unis.

Location: Highway 3 - at the foot of King Street, Shelburne
Emplacement : Route 3 - au pied de la rue King, Shelburne
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 43.762873, -65.324750
Source: Parks Canada – Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorative plaques (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
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