This cache takes you to the Planters Monument and to the Acadian Cross, strangely located almost side by side. Nearby panels tell the history of the two peoples.
On the iron cross, dating from 1924, is written:
The dry bed of the
creek which is in sight
a few paces in the marsh
is the SPOT where the
VICTIMS OF
THE EXPULSION
OF THE ACADIANS
OF 1755 were
embarked on the
small boats to be
rowed over to the
transports lying
at anchor in Minas
Basin.
The plaque on the Planters monument was erected in 1960 by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada on the 200th anniversary of the beginning of the Planter immigration to Nova Scotia. “Between 1760 and 1768, enticed by free land, roughly 8,000 men, women and children from New England settled in the region.”
The cache, a small lock 'n' lock, is located just off Parks Canada property near the remains of the old wharf and the old, old elm tree (a favourite eagle perch). To reach the small parking area (N 45°06.784 W064°16.764), drive to the corner of King and Wharf Streets in Hortonville, then down across the railroad tracks towards the dykes. Just before reaching the dykes turn right on a dirt road that passes between the last farm house (white) and a small pasture. It looks as if you’re driving through the farm, and you are, but the public lane takes you to the park monuments and the grassy area.