▁veter an ▁ ▁Er as mus ▁James ▁Philipp s ▁- ▁Battle ▁of ▁Grand ▁Pre ▁John ▁William ▁R itch ie ▁- ▁Father ▁of ▁Confeder ation ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁ ▁Econom y ▁ ▁Historic ▁places ▁▁ ▁Tour ism ▁is ▁a ▁significant ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁economy ▁of ▁Ann apolis ▁Royal . ▁Fort ▁Anne , ▁contained ▁within ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁the ▁town , ▁was ▁initially ▁designated ▁a ▁National ▁Historic ▁Park ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁then ▁a ▁National ▁Historic ▁Site ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁The ▁French ▁fort ▁was ▁renamed ▁Fort ▁Anne ▁and ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁British ▁g arrison . ▁The ▁fort , ▁built ▁originally ▁around ▁ 1 7 0 3 , ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁Ac ad ia / ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁from ▁sea ward ▁attack . ▁Today , ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁ear then ▁emb ank ments ▁may ▁be ▁visited , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁some ▁buildings ▁original ▁to ▁the ▁military ▁facility ▁and ▁the ▁G arrison ▁C emetery . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁formal ▁c emetery ▁in ▁Canada , ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁British . ▁The ▁oldest ▁English ▁grav estone ▁in ▁Canada ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁gra ves , ▁that ▁of ▁Bath iah ▁Douglas ▁who ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 0 . ▁( R ose ▁Fort une , ▁a ▁Black ▁Lo yal ist ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁police ▁officer ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Canada ▁is ▁buried ▁here .) ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁town ' s ▁historic ▁district ▁and ▁Fort ▁Anne , ▁the