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The United Empire Loyalists of Remsheg; refugees from the American Revolution.
Location: Remsheg land grant includes 20,000 acres of land fronting on the Northumberland Strait, in Northern Nova Scotia

 
The story of when, where and how the Loyalists camed to Remsheg.
1 of 10 		Rich Remsheg soil with still visable remnants of a 17OOs Acadian Dyke to help improve drainage
2 of 10 		Original land grant for the Remsheg Loyalists. Signed 1785, in Halifax, by Governor Parr.
3 of 10 		Remsheg land Grants of 1783, Showing around the Village of Wallace, Fanningboro and Oak Island
4 of 10 		Property in Blue shows the extent of the 20,000 acre property in the Remsheg Grant
5 of 10 		Museum workers Jim Reeves and Amos Grant searching for the corner marker of the Remsheg Grant.
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Careful Measurements to find the spot where the White Birch stood for the corner of lot #1in 1784
7 of 10 		Jim Reeves with Corner stake for Remsheg grant survey.
8 of 10 		Museum Worker Jim Reeves drives corner post for the lot #1 in the 1785 Remsheg Grant.
9 of 10 		A modern day quest
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