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English: In 1604, Samual de Champlain mapped and named this fine harbour Port de La Heve. After the 1632 Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, which returned Acadia to France, Lieutenant-General Isaac de Razilly built Fort Sainte Marie de Grace and established a colony here, asserting French claims to the area’s rich resources of fish and fur. Ne of the early permanent settlements in Acadia, it also served as the capital from 1632 until de Razilly’s death in 1636, when it was abandoned for Port-Royal. The fort was destroyed by fire in 1653, but remains along the eroding shore were still visible until the early 1900s.

In 1632 a strongly built fort with 25 cannon was established here by Isaac de Racily. He was appointed Lieutenant-General for King Louis XIII in all of New France. This made LaHave the capital of New France, until Razilly’s death in 1636, after which most of the inhabitants were transferred to Port Royal.

The fort stood out on the headland, which in those days was higher and extended farther out into the river. It was destroyed in 1653 or 1654 by Emmanuel LeBorgne. The ruins have since been lost because of coastal erosion.

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The lighthouse is small replica of a "pepperpot" type.

The original lighthouse was built here in 1875 by the Canadian Government on Fort Point, the red light was visible all around for eight miles.. LaHave Lighthouse served as an aid to navigation for vessels on Dublin Bay and the LaHave River from 1876 until it was demolished in 1954 and replaced by an unwatched light on a skeleton tower.