Louisbourg, Fortress Louisbourg Association      http://www.fortressoflouisbourg.ca/archaeologyE/SiteInformation.html#HistoryFortress Louisbourg is now a small town, population about 1200, on the Atlantic shore of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.  Louisbourg started out in 1713 as a base for the flourishing French cod fishery, but as the town prospered Louisbourg developed into one of the most