Old Town Lunenburg

World Heritage

Canada

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Lunenburg is the most complete surviving British colonial plan in North America. Founded in 1753, the city retains its original layout and overall appearance, based on a rectangular grid pattern developed in England. Over the centuries, residents have worked to preserve the city's character, retaining the wooden architecture of the houses, some of which date back to the 18th century.

Lunenburg Harbour

St. John's Anglican Church, Lunenburg – built during the war (1754-1763)

Downtown Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, on the Corner of King and Pelham Streets

Raid on Lunenburg (1782) by A. J. Wright

Lunenburg as seen from Common Range in the 1880s

Lunenburg Boat Yards

Raid on Lunenburg (1756) by Donald A. Mackay

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Panoramic view

Downtown Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, on the Corner of King and Pelham Streets

Lunenburg's World War I memorial

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Information extracted from Wikidata

Statistics Canada Geographic code	1206006
uses	4275462-8
country	Canada
image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lunenburg%20Aerial.jpg
executive body	Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
location of creation	Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
U.S. National Archives Identifier	10037619
office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/0pgp0
Commons category	Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
located in time zone	Atlantic Time Zone
local dialing code	902
inception	1753-01-01T00:00:00Z
coordinate location	Point(-64.309166666 44.376111111)
official website	http://www.explorelunenburg.ca/
Commons gallery	Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
page banner	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lunenburg%20banner2.jpg
U.S. National Archives Identifier	10037619