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Acadian Removal at Remsheg, August 15, 1755
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Tuttle Creek Dyke, well over 2 metres above high water, showing interior wall and drainage ditch
1 of 78 		Rich marsh land, once protected by an Acadian dyke
2 of 78 		Natural marsh grass, rich from centuries of decaying vegetation
3 of 78 		Mural of Acadian Settlement in Nova Scotia, by Barbara Clark
4 of 78 		Image of Fort Lawrence, present day Amherst, in 1755
5 of 78 		The trail from Cobiquid (Truro) to Tatamagouche, rough in places, followed the Chigonois River
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Captain Willard stopped a few miles from Cobiquid to read his sealed orders
7 of 78 		Diagram of a working dyke
8 of 78 		Rich marshland at Remsheg Bay, first seen by Acadian farmers in about 1710
9 of 78 		Aerial photo of Wallace Bay, Akerly Brook on left and Long Brook on right
10 of 78 		Dyke at Akerly Brook - note the small amount of farmable land secured by building a dyke
11 of 78 		A west bank river dyke with a small amount of secured farmland at Akerly Brook
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Dykes along Akerly Brook
13 of 78 		Dykes visable on both sides of Akerly Brook
14 of 78 		Akerly Brook; shows the large amount of work needed to secure just a small amount of farmable land
15 of 78 		Long Brook dykes along each side of the brook, capturing only a small width of fertile soil
16 of 78 		Wallace Bay North, several dykes in the distance
17 of 78 		Dykes on Wallace Bay near mouth of Akerly Brook
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