The
Louisbourg Institute of / L' Institut de
Louisbourg de Cape Breton University
~ © 1995-present ~
Louisbourg.info@pc.gc.ca
A Research Site for the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of
Canada operated by the Louisbourg Institute ~
Un site de recherche du lieu historique national du Canada de la
Forteresse-de-Louisbourg géré par l'Institut de Louisbourg
Louisbourg was first settled in the 1600's when European fisherman began to use the harbour.
The French founded a permanent community on 2 September 1713, when 149 soldiers, fishermen, women and children came ashore from the King's ship "Semslack".
