Acadian Landing Site
The Acadian Landing Site, also known as the Acadian Cross Historic Shrine, is a site historically significant to the French-American Acadian population of far northern Maine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cross
- Description: Madawaska, Maine, listed on the NRHP in Aroostook County, Maine
- Also known as: “Acadian Cross Historic Shrine”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint David Catholic Church and Madawaska Middle High School.
Saint David Catholic Church
Church
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St. David Catholic Church is a historic church at 774 Main Street in Madawaska, Maine. Built in 1911, it is an architecturally distinctive blend of Baroque revival and Italian Renaissance revival architecture. Saint David Catholic Church is situated 1,800 feet southwest of Acadian Landing Site.
Madawaska Middle High School
School
Madawaska Middle/High School is a public secondary school, serving grades 7 through 12, located in Madawaska, Maine, United States. The school serves students in from Madawaska, Saint David, and Grand Isle. Madawaska Middle High School is situated 2½ miles west of Acadian Landing Site.
Cité des Jeunes A.-M.-Sormany
School building
La Cité des Jeunes A.-M.-Sormany is a Francophone high school in Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada. It was named after Albert Sormany. Cité des Jeunes A.-M.-Sormany is situated 2 miles northwest of Acadian Landing Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint David and Madawaska.
Saint David
Neighborhood
Saint David is an unincorporated village in the town of Madawaska, in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The community is located on U.S. Route 1 in the Saint John River Valley, 4.5 miles east of the village of Madawaska. Saint David is situated 2 miles southeast of Acadian Landing Site.
Madawaska
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Madawaska is a small town along the United States - Canadian border in Maine. This article also covers the nearby town of Grand Isle.
Saint-Basile
Locality
Saint-Basile is a community in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada. Formerly a separate municipality, it was amalgamated into the city of Edmundston on May 25, 1998. The 2006 Canadian Census recorded a population of 3,751. Saint-Basile is situated 2½ miles east of Acadian Landing Site.
Acadian Landing Site
- Categories: historic site and heritage site
- Location: Town of Madawaska, Aroostook, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.35332° or 47° 21′ 12″ northLongitude
-68.27319° or 68° 16′ 24″ westInception
1785Open location code
87VH9P3G+8POpenStreetMap ID
node 12797237769OpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=crossWikidata ID
Q19871450
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In Other Languages
“Acadian Landing Site” goes by many names.
- French: “Acadian Landing Site”
- French: “Site du débarquement acadien”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tante Blanche Museum and St. David Cemetery.
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