 | Sods, Soil, and Spades: The Acadians at Grand Pré and Their Dykeland Legacy Subjects: Dykes (Engineering) -- Nova Scotia -- Grand Pré Region -- History; Acadians -- Nova Scotia -- Grand Pré Region -- History; Reclamation of land -- Nova Scotia -- Grand Pré Region -- History; Salt marshes -- Nova Scotia -- Grand Pré Region -- History; Grand; French Acadians began settling in the Grand Pré area of Nova Scotia, a region plagued by salt-soaked tidal meadows, in the seventeenth century. By the middle of the eighteenth century, a complex system of sod barriers had enabled them to convert 3,000 acres of what had been tidal marshes into rich crop land. Four hundred years after the Acadian arrival in the Bay of Fundy region, the physical presence of their legacy is still intact. Bleakney J. Sherman : J. Sherman Bleakney is a retired professor of biology, Acadia University, living in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Prior to teaching, he was curator of amphibians, reptiles, and fish at the National Museum of Canada, Ottawa.J. Sherman Bleakney is a retired professor of biology, Acadia University, living in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Prior to teaching, he was curator of amphibians, reptiles, and fish at the National Museum of Canada, Ottawa. |
