This is a series of twenty five (25) caches placed to highlight the Acadian Heritage in Colchester County. Visit the actual sites of ACADIAN Villages of Cobequid. Enjoy vistas little altered from the days when Acadian families dyked the marshes and harvested salt hay. Captain Abijah Willard with an Acadian guide, map maker Thomas Lewis &100 New England troops traveled through this area. His 1755 diary is one of the best information sources for these communities.
11. Malagash In 1746 the French cut a road through here, linking the Chignecto (Amherst) area to Tatamagouche. On January 26, 1747, a group of 250 French troops and 50 Amerindian allies camped here en route to attack New England troops billeted at Grand Pré. Beaujeu kept a journal of this amazing mid-winter journey over the trail to Cobequid. In 1755 there were 5 or 6 homes in this area. See traces of the Dykes from the bridge.