Annapolis

Annapolis, a seaport of Nova Scotia, on an arm of the Bay of Fundy, 95 miles W. of Halifax by rail. Its harbour is large and sheltered, though somewhat difficult of entrance. Annapolis is the oldest European settlement to the north of the Gulf of Mexico, having been established, in 1604, by the French as the capital of their province of Acadia, under the name of Port Royal. Acadia was ceded to Britain by the French in 1713, when Port Royal changed its name in honour of Queen Anne, continuing to be the seat of government, till in 1750 it was superseded by the newly founded city of Halifax. Pop. 2900.