Grand Pre - Grand Pre National Historic Site Attractions 
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The road from Greenwich passes through the village of Wolfville, and 4km (21/2mi) east lies the "Grand-Pré" (Great Meadow), an historical site under a preservation order.
Grand-Pré was one of the main Acadian settlements in the early 18th C. By means of an ingenious system of dams and canals the Acadians succeeded in reclaiming fertile land from the sea and laid out large and productive fields. In its heyday there were more than 200 farms here. However, in 1755 the Acadians were driven out, their homes destroyed and their cattle taken, and the land parceled out to colonists from New England.
Grand-Pré was one of the main Acadian settlements in the early 18th C. By means of an ingenious system of dams and canals the Acadians succeeded in reclaiming fertile land from the sea and laid out large and productive fields. In its heyday there were more than 200 farms here. However, in 1755 the Acadians were driven out, their homes destroyed and their cattle taken, and the land parceled out to colonists from New England.
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