Fort Boishebert, Military fort at Woodmans Point, Grand Bay-Westfield, Canada.
Fort Boishebert, also called Fort Nerepis, is a National Historic Site at Woodmans Point in Westfield Parish, New Brunswick, at the mouth of the Nerepis River where it meets the Saint John River. The exact site of the fort has never been located; a monument and plaque stand at the presumed spot.
The location served as a refuge for French soldiers in 1696 following an English attack on Saint John Harbour. A century later, it was rebuilt and reinforced under a new name.
The site reflects the presence of French colonial forces and earlier indigenous settlements that flourished along these waterways. Walking through the grounds, visitors can sense this layered history in the arrangement of remains and the landscape itself.
The exact site of the fort has never been located; a monument and plaque stand at the presumed location at Woodmans Point, at the mouth of the Nerepis River where it meets the Saint John River. The site lies outside Grand Bay–Westfield in Westfield Parish, Kings County, New Brunswick.
The exact site of the fort has never been found. A monument and a plaque stand at the presumed location on Woodmans Point, and the site was designated a National Historic Site in 1930.
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