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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Etienne the Arcadian/Acadian, Presented April, 11 2001

Arcadia (GreekἈρκαδία) refers to a vision of pastoralism and harmony with nature. The term is derived from the Greek province of the same name which dates to antiquity; the province's mountainous topography and sparse population of pastoralists later caused the word Arcadia to develop into a poetic byword for an idyllic vision of unspoiled wilderness. Arcadia is associated with bountiful natural splendor, harmony, and is often inhabited byshepherds.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcadia_(utopia)]

   The area that became known as Acadia was inhabited for thousands of years by Native American tribes, predominantly the Mi' kmaq. There were 3,000 here when the French first arrived. There is some ambiguity about where the name Acadie originated. The earliest known written form is credited to the Italian explorer Giavanni de Verazzano in 1524. While exploring the Atlantic coast of North America, he apparently was so impressed by the beauty of the trees of the Chesapeake Bay that he gave it the name Arcadia since it evoked images of ancient Greece. Acadia without the "r" - came to designate the present area of Canada's Maritime provinces. According to linguists, the word "Cadie" ("Lacadie" or "Acadie") may have derived from "Quoddy" - a word used by the natives to designate a fertile area like Passamaquoddy, Shubenacadie and Tracadie. It could also derive from the Mi' kmaq word "Algatig" meaning camp.(http://www.cbc.ca/acadian/feature_acadian_origin.html)The actual specification by the French government for the territory refers to lands bordering the Atlantic coast, roughly between the 40th and 46th parallels.

Carved from a tree near Hartshorne Park presented to Mayer Paul R D' Amato April, 11, 2001
To Mark:

Dedication of Hartshorne Park as Open Space, April 11, 2001

Arbor Day Proclamation, April 11, 2001

1 comment :

Kevin Lajiness said...

The parallel 40° north passes through the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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