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Researching
the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada
Recherche sur la Forteresse-de-Louisbourg Lieu historique national du Canada
Yvon LeBlanc Site
Contributions: Louisbourg Institute and Yvon LeBlanc
YVON
LEBLANC ~ FORTRESS OF LOUISBOURG
PROJECTS PAST, PRESENT AND CURRENT
PAST PROJECT
Project Summaries as of July 1983 : Fortress of Louisbourg Town Blocks and Fortification Features - Reconstruction Documents
Finding Aid for Reconstruction Documents and Select Updated Summaries
MAP
OF THE AREA UNDER DISCUSSION
~ RECONSTRUCTED TOWNSITE ~
Click above to enlarge a visitor tour map of the Fortress of Louisbourg,
the largest reconstructed 18th-century French fortified town in North America
Source: Fortress of Louisbourg
Management Plan
(1) Finding Aid for Reconstruction Documents: What exists for each building and at what stage of completion. The Fortress of Louisbourg archival source is RB 237, 01.
(2) Updated Summaries - Select Pages: Yvon's compilation of documents and discussions for each building or feature is extensive. For the moment, only a select number have been reproduced for his web site. The Fortress of Louisbourg archival source is RB 664, 01-06.
(A) INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL |
Introduction Finding Aid |
Blank Form Finding Aid |
(B)
OUTSIDE THE WALLS OF THE TOWN |
Dauphin
Fauxbourg
House (Des Roches Fishing Property) Finding
Aid |
(C)
WITHIN THE TOWN WALLS |
(1) NON TOWN BLOCKS
KING'S BUILDINGS AND FEATURES |
Dauphin
Gate Bridges Finding Aid |
Dauphine
Gate and Guard Houses Finding Aid |
Dauphin
Demi-Bastion Finding Aid |
Dauphin
Demi-Bastion Barracks and Powder Magazine Finding Aid |
Frédéric
Gate Finding Aid |
Quay
Wall Wharves and Gates
Finding Aid |
Pièce
de la Grave Guard House Finding Aid |
King's Bastion Barracks (Casernes) - Map # 28 Finding Aid Updated
Summaries - Select Pages |
King's
Bastion Barracks (Casernes) - Other Buildings (Guard House, Coach
House, Stables) Finding Aid |
Lime
Kiln (West of Block One) Finding Aid |
Ice
House (Adjoining Block Seventeen, Lot B) Finding Aid |
Public
Latrine (South of Block Seventeen, Lot A) Finding Aid |
(2)
TOWN BLOCKS |
WEST
OF BLOCK ONE |
Lartigue
House (Lartigue 1) - West of Block One Finding Aid |
BLOCK
ONE |
Engineer's
Residence Finding Aid |
Engineer's
Laundry and Stables Finding Aid |
Ancien
Magasin Finding Aid |
Bakery
and Armoury (King's Bakery, Armoury and Armoury's Forge) Finding Aid |
Hangard
D'Artillerie and Forge (Artillery Storehouse and Artillery Forge) Finding Aid |
Magasin
Général (Magasin des Vivres / Royal Storehouse) Finding Aid |
BLOCK
TWO |
Lot A
- Hôtel de la Marine (Lartigue 11) Finding Aid |
Lot B
- Seigneur dit LaRivière (L'Épée Royale) Finding Aid |
Lot C
- Benoist House Finding Aid |
Lot D
- Carrerot House Finding Aid |
Lot E
- Dugas - de la Tour House Finding Aid |
Lot
F/G/H - Commissaire-Ordonnateur (Ordonnateur's Residence and
Stables) Finding Aid |
Lot I
- Pugnant dit Destouches House Finding Aid |
Lot
K - Guion House Finding
Aid |
Lot L
and Lot M - Grandchamp Inn and House (Augier dit Grandchamp Houses) Finding Aid |
BLOCK
THREE |
Lot A
- LaGrange House and Storehouse (Surgeon) Finding Aid |
Lot B
- Beauséjour House (Le Billard) Finding Aid |
PLACE
DU PORT |
Morin Storehouse Finding Aid |
BLOCK
FOUR |
Lot A
- Delort House and Storehouse (Delort 1) Finding Aid |
Lot
C - Cassaignolles and Detcheverry House Finding
Aid |
Lot D
- Santier House and Storehouse (Vallé) Finding Aid |
Lot
E - LaBorde House Finding
Aid |
BLOCK
SIXTEEN |
Lot
B - Richard - Lachaume (B1) Finding
Aid |
Lot
B - Fizel House (B2) (Ruins) Finding
Aid |
Lot
C - Loppinot House (Ruins) Finding
Aid |
Lot D
- De La Vallière House and Storehouse (De La Vallière 1) Finding Aid |
Lot
D - De La Vallière Storehouse (De la Vallière 2) Finding
Aid |
Lot E
- De La Plagne House Finding Aid |
BLOCK
SEVENTEEN |
Lot A - De Gannes House - Map # 24 Finding Aid |
Lot A
- Rodrigue House and Storehouse (De Couagne) Finding Aid |
Lot B
- De La Perelle House and Storehouse Finding Aid |
Lot C
- Duhaget House Finding Aid |
Lot D
- Woodlot (Transformer) Finding Aid |
BLOCK
THIRTY-FIVE |
King's
Garden Finding
Aid Updated
Summaries - Select Pages |
ISLE
DU QUAY |
Lot A
- Delort Storehouse (Delort 11) Finding Aid |
Lot B
- Delort Storehouse (Delort III/Fire-Hall) Finding Aid |
Lot C
- Chevalier House Finding Aid |
Lot
D - Cassagnolles / Detcheverry Storehouse Finding
Aid |
Lot E
- Baron House (E1) Finding Aid |
Lot
E - Baron Storehouse (E2) Finding Aid |
Lot
E - Daccarette (E3) Finding
Aid |