Below, you will find detailed information about this site: Skmaqn—Port-la-Joye—Fort Amherst
Site Name:
Skmaqn—Port-la-Joye—Fort Amherst
Description:
A hilly landscape on the west side of the channel entrance to Charlottetown harbour, with remnants of an 18th-century fort built by the French and later occupied by the British; the site was the seat of government and port of entry for settlers to Île Saint-Jean/Prince Edward Island
Date:
1720 (established)
Location:
Rocky Point, Prince Edward Island
Region:
Atlantic region
Geolocation:
46.197222 , -63.136944
Designated:
1958
