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Memorials : 3
Location : Fort Lawrence, Cumberland County, Canada
Description : Fort Lawrence was settled in 1672 by Acadians who named it 'Beaubassin.' The area was also known as Missiquash or Missaguash, a Mi'kmaq name meaning "marsh river." In May 1750, the British dispatched Major Charles Lawrence, along with 800 troops, to seize control of the Isthmus of Chignecto and construct a fort near the French post of Point Beausejour, future site of Fort Beausejour. As the British arrived, the French and their allies burned the town to prevent its use by the enemy. Forty-five buildings were burned. The Acadian population abandoned the village and sought refuge on the other side of the... Read More

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Coordinate: 45.4568000, -64.7915300

2. Advocate Ward Cemetery
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3. Wesleyan Methodist Burial Ground
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6. Christ Church Cemetery
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7. Methodist Cemetery
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8. Saint Charles-Nativity Roman Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.6916915, 63.7826500

9. Sainte-Anne
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10. Amherst Head Cemetery
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11. Head of Amherst Cemetery
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12. Amherst Shore Baptist Cemetery
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13. Apple River Cemetery
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14. Barronsfield I Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.7594800, -64.3416800

15. Barronsfield II Cemetery
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16. Black Rock-West Bay Cemetery
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17. Chapman Settlement Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.9492150, -63.9182950

18. Collingwood-Wyvern Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.5786200, -63.9399400

19. Conns Mills Cemetery
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20. Thompson Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.6916915, 63.7826500

21. Methodist Presbyterian Cemetery
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22. Mapleton Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.5839500, -64.1449600

23. Diligent River Memorial
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Coordinate: 45.3955500, -64.4543200

24. Diligent River United Baptist Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.4127500, -64.4585900