Monuments
The City of Dieppe has many riches to be proud of, one of them being its past. To know where we are headed, it is important to know where we have come from… That is why, through the years, our City has always honoured, in one form or another, the generations of Acadians who have preceded us and contributed to transforming the villages of Leger’s Corner, Lakeburn, St. Anselme, Fox Creek, Dover and Chartersville into the City of Dieppe as we know it today.
In different parts of our city, several monuments and buildings stand tall to remind us of the highlights of our history and help sustain our collective memory.
Honoré Melanson Village - corner of Marguerite St. / Fox Creek Rd and Amirault St.
Once known as Fox Creek, this site was established by Paul Honoré Melanson and his wife Marie-Josephe Breau in 1748. This couple resisted the 1755 Deportation and sought exile in Louisiana in 1764. The site is located at the intersection of Marguerite, Amirault, and Fox Creek streets.
Bicentenaire Monument - corner of Sunset and Paul Streets
This monument was erected on the site of Dieppe’s first permanent settlement, at the corner of Sunset and Paul streets, during New Brunswick's bicentennial celebrations. The Surette and Thibodeau families were the first settlers to re-establish the Acadian colony in Dieppe in 1755.
Village-des-LeBlanc - Denys Street
Located on Denys Street, this monument represents the site where two Acadian families, the LeBlancs and Boudreaus, took refuge in 1777 after being driven from Jolicoeur for taking arms with American rebels.
Joseph-Doiron House - 1150 Amirault Street
Located at 1150 Amirault Street since 1847, the Joseph-Doiron House was once the meeting and celebration place for the Village of St-Anselme. Its basement also served as a school. Mr. Joseph Doiron was a literate notary who had been educated in Memramcook by Father Louis Brodeur.
Petcoudiac Chapel - Chappelle Street
On September 20, 2002, the City of Dieppe erected a monument on its linear park in honour of the 200th anniversary of the first Catholic chapel built in the area in 1802. A commemorative plaque explaining the history of the site is posted next to the monument, which is located near Beaubassin Street.
Patriots Monument - 333 Acadie Avenue (City Hall)
This monument was erected on the grounds of City Hall in 1984 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Acadian flag and national anthem, Ave Maris Stella. The 25th anniversary of an Acadian delegation’s visit to France, by Adélard Savoie, Gilbert Finn, Euclide Daigle, and Dr. Léon Richard, is also commemorated by this monument.
Dieppe's Veterans Cenotaph - 333 Acadie Avenue (City Hall)
Erected in 1984 on the grounds of Dieppe City Hall, this monument stands in memory of the 913 soldiers who were killed in the landing of allied troops in Dieppe, France, on August 19, 1942.
For further information on this monument, Veterans Monument
Sacré-Coeur School Monument - Gauvin Rd (on the Lou MacNarin School property)
This monument was erected in May 2000 in memory of Sacré-Coeur School and the knowledge and education it transmitted, and in honour of all those who contributed to it. The original school, which was attended by both Acadians and Anglophones, was located 20 metres behind the monument, on Gauvin Road.
Fire Brigade Monument - Gauvin Rd
Erected in commemoration of Chief George Bastarache's 40 years of service, the monument honours Dieppe’s professional and volunteer firefighters who have served for over five years. Each year during Fire Prevention Week in October, a tribute is paid to deceased fire fighters. Their name is then engraved on the monument as a sign of respect.
Millennium Capsule - Rotary St-Anselme Park (beside the pavilion)
In order to preserve memories of Dieppe’s history, a capsule containing 50 items representative of the city was buried under a rock near the St Anselme Rotary Park lodge on January 1, 2000. The capsule will be opened on January 1, 2050, revealing the changes that took place over the preceding 50 years.
Gravity Eternity - Arthur-J.-LeBlanc Center
This abstract sculpture located behind City Hall, in Bicentennial Park, is made of several small steel beams placed on alternate points, representing mankind united – united we stand, divided we fall. That union is achieved by one single point, which is the heart of this work of Suzanne Cormier-Dupuis and where begin all forces and energies required to make life blossom.
 Laurie Cormier Park - Corner of Champlain and Tower Streets
This park was named after a former prisoner of war in order to commemorate the valiant work and courage of our aviators.
 The Darois family monument - Place 1604
Erected in memory of Acadian pioneers and residents of the Darois village at the Bend of the Petitcodiac, which today is the City of Dieppe.
Gauvin Family Monument - Place 1604
The Members fo the Gauvin family unveiled a commemorative plaque to honor their predecessor during a ceremony at the Heritage Hall in Dieppe at Place 1604. This site is located on Sixte Gauvin' old property.
 Odyssée - On the banks of the Peticodiac River
The Dieppe monument, located at '' Le coude '' on the Peticodiac river, tells the tale of Acadian resistance on the banks of the river, after Deportation orders were issued. The famous Broussard and his friends used guerrilla warface tactics to avoid deportation.
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