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| • | Louisbourg is a town in southeastern Cape Breton Island, in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. The name was given by French military forces who founded a large fortified seaport on the southwest part of the harbour (see Fortress Louisbourg), in honour of Louis XV.
Pronounced "Lewisburg" by its largely English-speaking population, the present community has been identified by slightly different spellings over the years by both locals and visitors: "Louisbourg" and "Louisburg". The latter name was formalized by the Sydney and Louisburg Railway which used Louisbourg Harbour's ice-free waters as a winter coal port. The spelling Louisbourg is formally recognized as the correct version by the Geographic Names Board of Canada and by Nova Scotia's coordinator for geographic names.
Incorporated in 1901, the Town of Louisbourg was one of several municipal units which were amalgamated into the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in 1995.
Cape Breton IslandCoastal towns of CanadaCommunities in Nova Scotia
Source: [wikipedia: louisbourg, nova scotia]
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