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Tower Information
(05-2006)
Location: 259 Park Service Road. Fortress of Louisbourg site
Built: 1962
Height: 37.17 meters
Capacity: 909,218
Water source: Kelly Lake

NOTE: I visited the Fortress of Louisbourg in 2014. It is the largest reconstructed 18th-century fortified town in North America.

Louisbourg - Nova Scotia
Photo © Cape breton University, Louisbourg Institute. Image number E 0 12

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The History of the Christian Fish Symbol

The Fortress of Louisbourg
- Nova Scotia’s colonial history was largely shaped by decisions far across the Atlantic. When the War of Spanish Succession was settled with the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, Britain was given control of mainland Nova Scotia and France was given Ile Royale, what is today known as Cape Breton Island. 
- Despite the towering walls, the Fortress of Louisbourg had some weaknesses that its engineers struggled with. While the fortress was well defended against attacks from the sea, it was vulnerable to land-based assaults, and when France and Britain went to war in 1745, this weakness was exploited. 
- For more details on this national historical site go to
Fortress Louisbourg or Wikipedia


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