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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

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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 ~

Visitor tour map of the Fortress of Louisbourg

 

Visitor tour map of the Fortress of Louisbourg

    Visitor tour map of the Fortress of Louisbourg   

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

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(B) OUTSIDE THE WALLS OF THE TOWN
  

Dauphin Fauxbourg House (Des Roches Fishing Property)
 (Map # 1) 

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(C) WITHIN THE TOWN WALLS
  

(1) NON TOWN BLOCKS

KING'S BUILDINGS AND FEATURES
  

Dauphin Gate Bridges 
(Map # NA [North of Map # 2, 63])

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Dauphine Gate and Guard Houses 
(Map # 2, 63)

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Dauphin Demi-Bastion
(Map # 5)

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Dauphin Demi-Bastion Barracks and Powder Magazine
(Map # 6-7)

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Frédéric Gate
 (Map # 45)

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Quay Wall Wharves and Gates 
(Map # NA [North of Map # 9])

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Pièce de la Grave Guard House 
(Map # 62)

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King's Bastion Barracks (Casernes) - Map # 28

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King's Bastion Barracks (Casernes) - Other Buildings (Guard House, Coach House, Stables) 
(Map # 27-28, 64-65)

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Lime Kiln (West of Block One)
(Map # 11)

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Ice House (Adjoining Block Seventeen, Lot B)
(Map # 25)

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Public Latrine (South of Block Seventeen, Lot A)
(Map # NA [South of Map # 24])

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(2) TOWN BLOCKS
  

WEST OF BLOCK ONE
  

Lartigue House (Lartigue 1) - West of Block One
(Map # 10)

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BLOCK ONE
  

Engineer's Residence
(Map # 20)

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Engineer's Laundry and Stables
(Map # 21)

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Ancien Magasin
(Map # NA [Between Map # 20 and Map # 46])

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Bakery and Armoury (King's Bakery, Armoury and Armoury's Forge) 
(Map # 14-15)

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Hangard D'Artillerie and Forge (Artillery Storehouse and Artillery Forge) 
 (Map # 12-13)

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Magasin Général (Magasin des Vivres / Royal Storehouse)
(Map # 46)

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BLOCK TWO
  

Lot A - Hôtel de la Marine (Lartigue 11)
(Map # 44)

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Lot B - Seigneur dit LaRivière (L'Épée Royale)
(Map # 43)

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Lot C - Benoist House
(Map # 42)

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Lot D - Carrerot House
(Map # 41)

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Lot E - Dugas - de la Tour House
(Map # 40)

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Lot F/G/H - Commissaire-Ordonnateur (Ordonnateur's Residence and Stables)
(Map # 50-51, 71)

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Lot I - Pugnant dit Destouches House
(Map # 49)

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Lot K - Guion House 
 (Map # NA [Between Map # 48 and Map # 49])

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Lot L and Lot M - Grandchamp Inn and House (Augier dit Grandchamp Houses)
(Map # 47-48)

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BLOCK THREE
  

Lot A - LaGrange House and Storehouse (Surgeon)
(Map # 54)

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Lot B - Beauséjour House (Le Billard)
(Map # 55)

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PLACE DU PORT
  

Morin Storehouse
(Map # 57)

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BLOCK FOUR
  

Lot A - Delort House and Storehouse (Delort 1)
(Map # 56)

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Lot C - Cassaignolles and Detcheverry House
(Map # 58)

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Lot D - Santier House and Storehouse (Vallé)
(Map # 59)

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Lot E - LaBorde House 
 (Map # NA [To the east of Map # 59])

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BLOCK SIXTEEN
  

Lot B - Richard - Lachaume (B1)
(Map # NA [East of Map # 34])

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Lot B - Fizel House (B2) (Ruins)
(Map # 39)

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Lot C - Loppinot House (Ruins) 
 (Map # 38)

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Lot D - De La Vallière House and Storehouse (De La Vallière 1)
(Map # 35-36)

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Lot D - De La Vallière Storehouse (De la Vallière 2)
(Map # 37)

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Lot E - De La Plagne House
(Map # 34)

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BLOCK SEVENTEEN
  

Lot A - De Gannes House - Map # 24

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Lot A - Rodrigue House and Storehouse (De Couagne)
(Map # 22-23)

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Lot B - De La Perelle House and Storehouse
(Map # 18-19)

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Lot C - Duhaget House
(Map # 17)

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Lot D - Woodlot (Transformer)
(Map # 16)

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BLOCK THIRTY-FIVE
  

King's Garden 
 (Map # 32)

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ISLE DU QUAY
  

Lot A - Delort Storehouse (Delort 11)
(Map # 68)

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Lot B - Delort Storehouse (Delort III/Fire-Hall)
(Map # 69)

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Lot C - Chevalier House
(Map # 60)

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Lot D - Cassagnolles / Detcheverry Storehouse 
 (Map # 70)

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Lot E - Baron House (E1)
(Map # 61)

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Lot E - Baron Storehouse (E2)
(Map # 67)

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Lot E - Daccarette (E3)
(Map # NA [East of Map # 67])

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