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PALISADES & FENCES:
DIMENSIONS AND FINISHES
BY
ERIC KRAUSE
MARCH 12, 1985
(Fortress
of Louisbourg
Report H F 25 1985 01)
APPENDIX B
1969
2. 12 May 1969 - John Fortier to Park Superintendent
"As-Found" palisade: ditch near the Queen's Place of Arms
- superior state of preservation
- differs significantly from 1752 plans and specifications
- Point: sharpened by 4 equal saw cuts
- ribband:
- provision for a ribband is a hole drilled for a wooden peg about 5/8" in diameter