National Historic Sites in Atlantic Canada based on the Government of Canada website

The Historical Sites in Atlantic Canada are generally related to settlement and war. This can be nationalistic because it shows early devotion to settle in and claim Canada. Other historic sites include things that are unique to Canada or that Canada did first and monuments to people that contributed positively to Canada’s government or culture. Because these are Historic sites, their contribution to Canadian nationalism is mostly related to Canada’s role in the war, confederation, and government.


New Brunswick

- 8 historical sites
- All are related to either Acadians or a war.
- War monuments that are significant to New Brunswick and to Canada.

Newfoundland and Labrador

- 9 historical sites
- Most are related to Newfoundland history and culture, for example:
o Cape Spear National Historic Site of Canada: Oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland, 1836
o L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site of Canada: Only authenticated Viking settlement in North America
o Ryan Premises National Historic Site of Canada: East Coast fishing industry complex

Nova Scotia

- 23 historical sites
- Sites related to Nova Scotia culture, for example:
o Canso Islands National Historic Site of Canada: Site of fishing centre, 16th- to 19th-century
o Charles Fort National Historic Site of Canada: Site of Sir William Alexander's settlement, 1629-31
o Kejimkujik National Historic Site of Canada: Important Mi’kmaq cultural landscape
- Sites related to Canadian culture and Canada in relation to the World, for example:
o Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site of Canada: Commemorates famous inventor
o Marconi National Historic Site of Canada: Site of the first official wireless message sent across the Atlantic Ocean to England.
- Sites related to war and defence of Nova Scotia and Canada

Ontario

- 34 historic sites
- Many related to war and defence
- Many related to people who had an influence in Canada and/or the World, for example:
o Bellevue house National Historic Site of Canada: Important Italianate villa 1840's; home of Sir John A. Macdonald, Prime Minister of Canada (1867-73, 1878-91)
o Bethune Memorial house National Historic Site of Canada: Birthplace of Doctor Norman Bethune; of symbolic significance to the Chinese
- Sites related to Canadian culture in relation to the world
o Mississauga Point Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada: Site of first lighthouse on great lakes, 1804
o Mnjikaning Fish Weirs National Historic Site of Canada: Largest and best preserved wooden fish weirs known in eastern North America, in use from about 3300 B.C.
o Peterborough Lift Lock National Historic Site of Canada: World’s highest hydraulic lift lock, 1896-1904

Prince Edward Island

- 5 historic sites
- Sites related to Confederation
o Ardgowan National Historic Site of Canada : Residence of Father of Confederation William Henry Pope, circa 1850
o Province House National Historic Site of Canada: Neoclassical birthplace of Confederation
- Sites related to PEI and Canadian culture, for example:
o L.M. Montgomery’s Cavendish National Historic Site of Canada: Intimately associated with Lucy Maud Montgomery’s formative years and early productive career