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During the [[French and Indian War]], the town was protected by several small blockhouses were garrisoned by British regulars as well as by provincial troops from Massachusetts. These forts were erected to protect the town from raids by French warships and from attacks by the local Indians. The township was attacked in the [[Raid on Lunenburg (1756)]]. During the initial settlement of the community there was a short-lived rebellion called the Hoffman Insurrection. |
During the [[French and Indian War]], the town was protected by several small blockhouses were garrisoned by British regulars as well as by provincial troops from Massachusetts. These forts were erected to protect the town from raids by French warships and from attacks by the local Indians. The township was attacked in the [[Raid on Lunenburg (1756)]]. During the initial settlement of the community there was a short-lived rebellion called the Hoffman Insurrection. |
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During the [[American Revolution]], the American Privateers engaged in the [[Raid on Lunenburg (1782)]] and devestated the town. |
During the [[American Revolution]], the American Privateers engaged in the Raid of Lunenburg (1775) and the [[Raid on Lunenburg (1782)]] and on both occastions devestated the town. In the raid of 1775, the [[84th Regiment]] had been defending Nova Scotia, attacking the American privateer ship off of [[Lunenburg, Nova Scotia]], as the privateers were looting the town. The privateers were then taken to Halifax. |
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The town has a history of being an important [[seaport]] and [[shipbuilding]] centre. There are now numerous small businesses, high-tech industries including [[Composites Atlantic]] and [[HB Studios]], and trade plants including [[High Liner Foods]], which was at one point the largest fish plant in Canada. This plant now handles manufacturing and most fishing is done offshore. |
The town has a history of being an important [[seaport]] and [[shipbuilding]] centre. There are now numerous small businesses, high-tech industries including [[Composites Atlantic]] and [[HB Studios]], and trade plants including [[High Liner Foods]], which was at one point the largest fish plant in Canada. This plant now handles manufacturing and most fishing is done offshore. |
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Revision as of 12:06, 6 April 2010
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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| Criteria | Cultural: iv, v |
| Reference | 741 |
| Inscription | 1995 (19th Session) |
Lunenburg (2006 population: 2,317), is a Canadian port town in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.
Situated on the province's South Shore, Lunenburg is located on a peninsula at the western side of Mahone Bay. The town is approximately 90 kilometres southwest of the county boundary with the Halifax Regional Municipality.
History
Lunenburg was founded in 1753 and was named in honour of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, (George August of Hanover) who was also the ruler of Brunswick-Lunenburg.
During the French and Indian War, the town was protected by several small blockhouses were garrisoned by British regulars as well as by provincial troops from Massachusetts. These forts were erected to protect the town from raids by French warships and from attacks by the local Indians. The township was attacked in the Raid on Lunenburg (1756). During the initial settlement of the community there was a short-lived rebellion called the Hoffman Insurrection.
During the American Revolution, the American Privateers engaged in the Raid of Lunenburg (1775) and the Raid on Lunenburg (1782) and on both occastions devestated the town. In the raid of 1775, the 84th Regiment had been defending Nova Scotia, attacking the American privateer ship off of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, as the privateers were looting the town. The privateers were then taken to Halifax.
The town has a history of being an important seaport and shipbuilding centre. There are now numerous small businesses, high-tech industries including Composites Atlantic and HB Studios, and trade plants including High Liner Foods, which was at one point the largest fish plant in Canada. This plant now handles manufacturing and most fishing is done offshore.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3,014 | — |
| 1991 | 2,781 | −7.7% |
| 1996 | 2,599 | −6.5% |
| 2001 | 2,568 | −1.2% |
| 2006 | 2,317 | −9.8% |
| [1] | ||
People and culture
Lunenburg is the birthplace of the world famous schooner Bluenose and her daughter Bluenose II which remains an important tourist attraction in the town, her home port. Tourism is now Lunenburg's most important industry and many thousands visit the town each year. A number of restaurants, inns, hotels and shops exist to service the tourist trade including the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic.[2]
The original inhabitants of Lunenburg (mostly Germans from the southern Rhineland, Swiss and French Protestants from Montbeliard) came during the same wave of immigration that produced the Pennsylvania Dutch. They were "Foreign Protestants" encouraged by the British to settle in the area. Many of the original families (such as the Zwickers, the Tanners and the Smiths) and their descendants still inhabit and influence the development of the town today.
Lunenburg is featured prominently in a 2010 series of Cisco network product ads starring Ellen Page.
World Heritage Site
The historic town was designated a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site in 1995.
This designation ensures protection for much of Lunenburg's unique architecture and civic design, being the best example of planned British colonial settlement in North America.
Panorama
Gallery
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Lunenburg harbour -
Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic -
Lunenburg boat yards -
Bluenose II in Lunenburg -
View of Waterfront -
The Lunenburg Academy -
A Lunenburg house -
Zion Lutheran Church -
St. John's Anglican Church -
St. John's Anglican Church
See also
External links
- Town of Lunenburg
- World Heritage site
- Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
- Lunenburg in Pennsylvania Dutch
- Photographs of the Montbeliard monument, Lunenburg
- A Short History of St. John's Anglican Church
- Municipality of the District of Lunenburg - Things to do in the surrounding area
