Acadian Cross

Each Atlantic province in Canada has at least one monument to the Acadian heritage. The monuments mark the period around 1755 known as Le Grand Dérangement, Deportation, or the Upheaval, where the people of Acadie were expelled from what would become Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

The original Deportation Cross, dedicated in 1929 near the Grand-Pré National Historic Site in Nova Scotia, marks the site of embarkation of over 2,000 Acadian farmers, tradesmen, artisans and their families.

After a long and slow journey, many Acadian exiles settled in Louisiana between 1794–1809. Their French name les Cadiens is more familiarly called Cajun and their ethnicity has made a prominent impact on the state's culture, not only with the Cajun French language but also food and music. The Acadian Memorial in St. Martinville, Louisiana, was the first of several international sites to erect a replica of the Grand-Pré Deportation Cross.