Lighthouse Point Fortress Of Louisbourg Cape Breton Nova Scotia

From Lighthouse Point in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the scenery across the harbour highlights the historic national site of the Fortress of Louisbourg.

On a beautiful day, the sun sparkles off the surface of the water in Louisbourg Harbour as the historic Fortress of Louisbourg decorates the landscape as seen from Lighthouse Point in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. This 18th century French fortified town is the largest reconstructed fortress in North America and visitors to the attraction can see how people from a different time period lived and worked.

This town and settlement along the shore of the harbour started being built in 1719 becoming a thriving community. On the eve of the first attack on the fortress in 1745, the completion of its construction was done.

Lighthouse Point was part of the decisive role in the sieges on the Fortress of Louisbourg. Once captured, Lighthouse Point provided a reliable gun battery place to attack the fortress. The harbour was filled with warships which possessed over 500 hundred guns and 3,000 seamen.