Introduction . . .Five Houses is about 16 miles west of Souris on Route 2 and is in Lot 42. The community is probably named for five French dwellings that had been destroyed after the 1758 deportation of the Acadians. Surveyor-General Samuel Holland notes "Ruined Village" there on his map and "Ruined Village of 5 Houses" in his map notes. In 1840 it was noted as "the ruined village of Five-houses". The Meecham 1880 Atlas indicates Bay Fortune Road school district there. There was a post office in this location in 1913.
A brief history . . .
Today . . . 
River Wetlands Wildlife Management Area
Images from the Past & Present . . .
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Waldron H. Leard
