Significant Historical Happenings By Year: 1673-75.

-1673-

Mines is first settled; its "principal founder was a rich inhabitant of Port Royal, named Pierre Theriot; Claude and Antoine Landry, and Réné LeBlanc were associated with him. This settlement became a favorite outlet for the surplus young men of Port Royal, and finally grew to be the richest and most populous in Acadia."[Hannay,, p. 213.]

Appointed on the 5th of May, 1673, Chambly did not arrive at Pentagoet until the autumn of the year.

November, 1673: Lord Shaftesbury is dismissed.

-1674-

The Dutch raider, Captain Juriaen Aernouts reduces the forts at Jemseg and Penobscot.

-1675-

John Locke writes the constitution for Carolina.

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