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Acadian Removal at Remsheg, August 15, 1755
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Nova Scotia Government Research Permit for Acadian Dyke Project
91 of 122 		Map of Tuttle Creek Dyke displaying calculations of the amount of land encompassed by the dyke
92 of 122 		Two members of North Cumberland Historical Society: Graham Brown (left) and Carl Demings (right)
93 of 122 		Research project on Tuttle Creek Dyke (On left is 2009 Nobel Prize winner Willard Boyle!)
94 of 122 		Interior View of Dyke
95 of 122 		Showing the difference between lawn sod (left) and Marsh sod (right)
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Cube of clay from interior of a dyke with shovel marks made circa 1730
97 of 122 		Piece of aboiteau found at dyke research site, Tuttle Creek
98 of 122 		Wood from Acadian aboiteau (right) compared with today's counterpart (left)
99 of 122 		Close view of 1755 map, showing Northern Nova Scotia and the Acadian Villages
100 of 122 		Re-creation of Acadian Dyke building methods; posts driven into foundation clay stabilizes the dyke
101 of 122 		Re-creation of Acadian Dyke and Aboiteau
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Jim Reeves working on replica aboiteau, carving a tight seal for controlling device "the clapper"
103 of 122 		Replica of an aboiteau being hand carved to be inserted into a dyke
104 of 122 		Replica of an Acadian aboiteau, which when placed through the dyke allowed land to drain
105 of 122 		Wallace (Remsheg) Harbour Today
106 of 122 		Interior ditch of Steven's Hill Dyke; dyke approximately 2 metres above high tide
107 of 122 		Museum Assistant Brett Nuttall looking in end of replica aboiteau
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