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Acadian Removal at Remsheg, August 15, 1755

 
Jim Reeves working on replica aboiteau, carving a tight seal for controlling device "the clapper"
109 of 129 		Replica of an aboiteau being hand carved to be inserted into a dyke
110 of 129 		Replica of an Acadian aboiteau, which when placed through the dyke allowed land to drain
111 of 129 		Wallace (Remsheg) Harbour Today
112 of 129 		Interior ditch of Steven's Hill Dyke; dyke approximately 2 metres above high tide
113 of 129 		Museum Assistant Brett Nuttall looking in end of replica aboiteau
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Jim Reeves and Brett Nuttall looking at drainage end of replica aboiteau
115 of 129 		A block of marsh sod showing one half metre root length; twenty dollar bill gives some perspective
116 of 129 		Barbara Clark, volunteer artist for the Museum's Heritage Murals
117 of 129 		Barbara Clarke on top of her painting
118 of 129 		Research of local Acadian history, printed by Tatamagouche amature historian Roy Kennedy
119 of 129 		Marsh sod with heavy root structure in background and lawn sod with smaller roots in foreground
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Encompassed land behind Akerly Brook Dyke
121 of 129 		Dewar River facing south during spring floods
122 of 129 		Map of Nova Scotia drawn by Surveyor General Charles Morris in 1755
123 of 129 		Jim Reeves measures site of small aboiteau still in place after nearly 300 years
124 of 129 		Jim Reeves shows school students how an aboiteau works and how they were built
125 of 129 		Dyke Along Tuttle Creek
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