Catalone
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Albert Bridge, NS (Nearby: Louisbourg, Marion Bridge, Reserve Mines, Sydney, Sydney River)

4320 LOUISBOURG HWY
Albert Bridge, Nova Scotia
B1K 2P0


Nova Scotia Tourism Region : Cape Breton Island

Description From Owner:
  • The place was first called Barachois de Catalogne, after Capt. Gédéon de Catalogne (1662-1729), a major landholder in the area. He was a soldier and engineer and was associated with the Comte de Saint-Pierre, proprietor of Ile Saint-Jean 1720-23.
  • In 1723 he was posted to · Louisbourg to help with the construction of its defences. Settlement here began in the 1820s and '30s with immigrants from North Uist, Scotland.
  • With permission from 'Nova Scotia Place Names' David E. Scott 2015


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