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Lunenburg
Lunenburg, Canada, USA Canada (Nova Scotia): originally the site of the Native American village of Malliggeak, it was granted by Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658), lord protector of England (1653–8), in 1656 to Charles de Saint‐Étienne de La Tour, governor of Acadia. However, it was not settled until Germans from Lüneburg and some Swiss arrived in the 1750s. They named their settlement after the royal house of Brunswick‐Lüneburg, of which the British king, George II†, was also Duke.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Lunenburg." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Lunenburg." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Lunenburg.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Lunenburg." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Lunenburg.html |
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Lunenburg
Lunenburg , town (1991 pop. 2,781), SW N.S., Canada, on Lunenburg Bay, SW of Halifax. It has a large fishing fleet and a fisheries museum. The district was chiefly settled c.1750 by Germans from Hanover. |
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"Lunenburg." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Lunenburg." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Lunenbur.html "Lunenburg." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Lunenbur.html |
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