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Fort Amherst

Port-la-Joye—Fort Amherst is a National Historic Site in Prince Edward Island Canada commemorating the location's double distinction in hosting both the oldest permanent European settlement on Ile Saint-Jean (present-day Prince Edward Island) and the first military fortification on the island to be built by the British.

Port la Joye was first settled by French Acadians in 1720.

During King Georges War, the British had taken over the settlement. French officer Ramezay sent 500 men to attack the English at Port La Jolie (Boishébert among them). They were successful in killing or capturing all of the English at Port La Jolie.[1]

During the French and Indian War, the Ile Saint-Jean Campaign involved the British seizing control of the port and replacing its initial fort with a new one, Fort Amherst (1758).

Port-la-Joye was host to the 7th Canadian Scout Jamboree in 1989, with 10,000 campers.

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