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History of Louisbourg, Île Royale, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Fortified town on Île Royale (present-day Cape Breton Island) begun in 1719, finished in 1745.
By the Treaty of Utrecht (1713), the French surrendered Nova Scotia (Acadia) to England but retained Isle Royale (Cape Breton Island) and Isle St. Jean (Prince Edward Island). To protect these islands as well as the fisheries and the approaches to the St. Lawrence River, France constructed the Fortress of Louisbourg. The walls of Louisbourg also protected a town (consequently, "fortress" rather than "fort"), and its location on a fine harbor made it one of the chief ports of North America.
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After a short seige, the English captured the fort on June 16, 1745. It was returned to French control after the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in October 1748.
Another seige in 1758 that ended on July 26 meant the end of French control of Acadian lands. In addition to deporting the French and Acadians on Île Royale, the English took the opportunity to finish the 1755 deportations to send the Ile St. Jean Acadians to France.
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There is MUCH more to discover about Louisbourg, Île Royale, Nova Scotia, Canada. Read on!
- In 1719 work began on Fortress Louisbourg to protect France's interests. It was to become one of the busiest ports on the Atlantic coast.
www.cbc.ca/ acadian/ timeline.html - By 1740, the population of Louisbourg was close to 4,000.
With warehouses being built up, the town became the hub of a large triangular trade that connected the St. Lawrence Valley with the West Indies. Most ...Read MORE... - In 1745 Louisbourg fell to British forces from New England.
An expedition organized by Massachusetts Governor William Shirley besieged and ultimately captured the French fortress of Louisbourg, on Cape Breton...Read MORE... - The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle returned Louisbourg to the French in 1748
www.cbc.ca/ acadian/ timeline.html - 1759 - Seige of Louisbourg
Situated on Cape Breton Island, the fortress town of Louisbourg had been captured from the French by American colonial forces in 1745 during the War...Read MORE... 
Louisbourg Harbor (1850)
Artwork
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Map- 1873
LOUISBURG, once an important seaport of Cape Breton, N.S., on the S.E. shore of the Island, 27 miles S.E. of Sydney. The French erected a fortress...Read MORE... - 1895 - Louisbourg
Louisburg, loo’is-burg, a seaport of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, on the S.E. shore of the island, 30 miles by rail S.E. of Sydney. The French erected a ...Read MORE... 
1898
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Fortress of Louisbourg
Postcard- 1901 - Church of Stella Maris established at Louisbourg
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Church of Stella Maris
7564 Main St., Louisbourg, NOVA SCOTIA
Established 1901
Source: Google maps
Photograph- 1916
Loin sbu rg, loo'is-burg, an outport of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, on the SE. shore of the island, 39 miles SE. of Sydney, on the Sydney and Louisburg ...Read MORE... 
Fortress of Louisbourg
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Louisbourg, Île Royale, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Louisbourg Harbor (1850)
Louisbourg, Île Royale, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Louisbourg, Île Royale, Nova Scotia, Canada
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 - 1898)
1898
Louisbourg, Île Royale, Nova Scotia, Canada
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 - Fortress of Louisbourg)
Fortress of Louisbourg
Louisbourg, Île Royale, Nova Scotia, Canada
Photograph
 - Church of Stella Maris
7564 Main St., Louisbourg, NOVA SCOTIA
Established 1901
Source: Google maps)
Church of Stella Maris
7564 Main St., Louisbourg, NOVA SCOTIA
Established 1901
Source: Google maps
Louisbourg, Île Royale, Nova Scotia, Canada
Postcard
 - Fortress of Louisbourg)
Fortress of Louisbourg
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In 1719 work began on Fortress Louisbourg to protect France's interests. It was to become one of the busiest ports on the Atlantic coast.
www.cbc.ca/ acadian/ timeline.html
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By 1740, the population of Louisbourg was close to 4,000.
With warehouses being built up, the town became the hub of a large triangular trade that connected the St. Lawrence Valley with the West Indies. Most ... Read MORE...
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In 1745 Louisbourg fell to British forces from New England.
An expedition organized by Massachusetts Governor William Shirley besieged and ultimately captured the French fortress of Louisbourg, on Cape Breton... Read MORE...
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The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle returned Louisbourg to the French in 1748
www.cbc.ca/ acadian/ timeline.html
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1759 - Seige of Louisbourg
Situated on Cape Breton Island, the fortress town of Louisbourg had been captured from the French by American colonial forces in 1745 during the War... Read MORE...
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1873
LOUISBURG, once an important seaport of Cape Breton, N.S., on the S.E. shore of the Island, 27 miles S.E. of Sydney. The French erected a fortress... Read MORE...
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1895 - Louisbourg
Louisburg, loo’is-burg, a seaport of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, on the S.E. shore of the island, 30 miles by rail S.E. of Sydney. The French erected a ... Read MORE...
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1901 - Church of Stella Maris established at Louisbourg
www.gcatholic.org
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1916
Loin sbu rg, loo'is-burg, an outport of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, on the SE. shore of the island, 39 miles SE. of Sydney, on the Sydney and Louisburg ... Read MORE...
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