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  2. Aug 23, 2024The winter of 1604-1605 on Saint Croix Island was a cruel one for Pierre Dugua's French expedition. Iced in by freezing temperatures and cut off from fresh water and game, 35 of 79 men died. As spring arrived and native people traded game for bread, the health of those remaining improved. Although the expedition moved on by summer, the beginning of French presence in North America had begun.
  3. Sep 27, 2024Permanent French presence in North America may be traced back to Saint Croix Island. Members of a French expedition led by Pierre Dugua intending to colonize North America landed uopn the island in 1604. Seventy-nine members of the expedition, including Samuel Champlain, passed the severe winter of 1604-1605 on the island.
  4. The establishment of the St. Croix Island settlement marked the beginning of a continuous French presence in North America. Not only is its story the introductory chapter in the history of the Acadian people, it is also of international significance, forming an integral part of the histories of three countries: Canada, France, and the United States.
  5. Saint Croix Island International Historic Site, located along the U.S.A.- Canada border in Maine, commemorates the founding of one of the earliest sites of European settlement in North America. In 1604, a group of 79 French colonists, led by the Sieur de Mons and cartographer, Samuel Champlain, built a tiny settlement and overwintered on the ...
  6. Jun 10, 2024Upon reaching North America or the "New World" as they called it, Dugua and his company established a settlement on an island they called "Saint Croix." Today, Saint Croix Island International Historic Site in Maine on the United States/Canada border preserves the stories, history, and legacy of this significant expedition and settlement ...
  7. · Saint Croix Island, in the St. Croix River at the border of the United States (Maine) and Canada (New Brunswick), is the location of one of the earliest European settlements in North America (1604), which led to a lasting French cultural presence on the continent. · The valuable insight gained from the Saint Croix Island
  8. The Saint Croix River is designated as the boundary between Canada and the United States. The two nations disagree over which river is Saint Croix. Using Champlain's maps and documents to locate the island, Robert Pagan of Canada finds ruins, French brick, and pottery, thus identifying both the island and the river and resolving the dispute.
  9. Mar 5, 2024An overview map of the Saint Croix Island International Historic Site's location in northeastern North America, on the coast between the United States and Canada, with nearby states and provinces outlined. The United States are depicted in tan, with Canada being depicted in a lighter shade of beige to distinguish the two. IN-DEPTH DESCRIPTION.
  10. The 1604-05 colony on Saint Croix Island is important to both the United States and Canada as one of the earliest European settlements in North America north of Florida. From Saint Croix Island—and the hard lessons learned here—grew Acadia, New France and an enduring French presence on this continent. [Right]
  11. The first steamboat to travel the St. Croix River was the Palmyra in 1838. St. Croix Falls was as far upriver as the boats could go because of the falls or rapids that existed there. Hundreds of steamboats traveled annually on the St. Croix, peaking between 1860-90.
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