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Louisbourg. This is a reconstruction of about a quarter of the 18th-century fortified French town whose presence plagued the British colonies of New England. It is the largest reconstructed historical site in North America. Its busy harbour was once one of France's most signifiant economic and military assets in North America. The site is brought alive by numerous staff, who wear period costumes. If you enjoy the colonial restoration at Williamsburg in the United States, don't miss Louisbourg.
The Fortress of Louisbourg is a tourist attraction as a National Historic Site and the location of a one-quarter partial reconstruction of an 18th-century French fortress at Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Its two sieges, especially that of 1758, were turning points in the Anglo-French struggle for what today is Canada.
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Small museum includes an 1895 Sydney & Louisbourg Railway station and engine house, visitor information, quilt displays, vintage passenger and freight cars. Coal used to be hauled here by rail, then transferred to ships.