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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsAnyone here ever visited Fortress Louisbourg in Nova Scotia? Was French HQ in No America
We spent a day there in 1976. A fabulous place to visit. The Canadians do a wonderful job of preserving and presenting their historic memorialsl
I'm embarrassed to admit I don't remember ever hearing about the place when I was in school, although it apparently played an important role in our colonial history.
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Anyone here ever visited Fortress Louisbourg in Nova Scotia? Was French HQ in No America (Original Post)
bobbieinok
Feb 2018
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GreenPartyVoter
(72,381 posts)1. Many, many years ago on our honeymoon.
Yes, I recall it was a very nicely run landmark.
sinkingfeeling
(51,478 posts)2. Yes, I've been there. It was about 10 or 12 years ago.
Sticky
(1,406 posts)3. I live in Nova Scotia
but haven't been to Louisbourg in years. When I was in high school we'd have a fully costumed re-enactor from Fort Louisbourg visit every spring to dole out job applications encouraging students to sign up for the summer.
bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)5. The enactors were very good, added immensely to the visit
CanonRay
(14,119 posts)4. My wife has several ancestors who died there fighting on the British side
applegrove
(118,832 posts)6. I was there when i was four and they were building it. It sounded so amazing
to me at the time. Probably the start of my love of archaeology.