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Louisburg officially became Louisbourg
The 18th-century French spelling of the community was Louisbourg. That changed in the 19th-century to Louisburg, and the town was incorporated in 1901 with that spelling. Increased awareness of the historical significance of the community led to the Post Office reverting to the French spelling in the early 1950s, and the Town Council followed suit at about the same time. Unfortunately, the Town Hall fire of 1982, and the resulting destruction of the Minute Book for that period, meant that the record of Council's decision was lost. The name was changed officially by an act of the Nova Scotia legislature on 6 April 1966.
TAGS: Place Names: Louisbourg
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