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.
8. Nigaganiche In 1748 there were 15 Acadian families here. Willard refers to ‘fine farms’. A 1781 survey map shows a ‘French’ bridge crossing the Chiganois River. The Acadian families in this area often supplied both New England and French forces with food when they passed through.
Read the signs and respect the area, please.