Fort Gaspareaux
Fort Gaspareaux (later Fort Monckton) was a French fort at the head of Baie Verte near the mouth of the Gaspareaux River and just southeast of the modern community of Strait Shores, New Brunswick, Canada, on the Isthmus of Chignecto. It was built during Father Le Loutre's War and is now a National Historic Site of Canada overlooking the Northumberland Strait.
| Fort Gaspareaux | |
|---|---|
| Strait Shores, New Brunswick, Canada | |
Site of Fort Gaspareaux in 2006 | |
| Type | Fort |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | France (1751–1755), United Kingdom (1755–1756) |
National Historic Site of Canada | |
| Official name | Fort Gaspareaux National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1920 |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1751 |
| In use | 1751-1756 |
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