Barachois

Louisbourg, opened upon the tract of high, firm ground that lay on the left of the besiegers, between the marsh and the harbor, an arm of which here extended westward beyond the town, into what was called the Barachois, a salt pond formed by a projecting spit of sand.

A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume II Francis Parkman 1858

On Thursday evening, the 532 Gallery in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood hosted the opening of "Barachois," an exhibition of paintings by VF. com's own Peggy Bates.

Surreal Encounters in Chelsea: Bill Bradley Bradley, Bill 2008

Barachois can be seen through November 11 at 532 West 25th Street, New York, NY.

Surreal Encounters in Chelsea: Bill Bradley Bradley, Bill 2008

In the Barachois series, beige and dark blue fields become the background for explosions of fuchsia, orange, and sea green.

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The old residents still remember M. Grenet, who taught at Barachois, M. Gabriel Albert, who taught at

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913

Then came the Abbé Antoine Gagnon, parish priest of Barachois, of

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913

Arethusa 'in the rival British Navy, the Arethuse, whose daring and skilful captain, Vauquelin, had moored her beside the Barachois, or sea-pond, so that he could outflank Amherst's approach against the right land face of Louisbourg.

The Great Fortress : A chronicle of Louisbourg 1720-1760 William Charles Henry Wood 1905

Some days before, there had been another sortie on the opposite side, near the Barachois, resulting in a repulse of the French and the seizure by Wolfe of a more advanced position.

Montcalm and Wolfe Francis Parkman 1858

The glare of the triple conflagration lighted up the town, the trenches, the harbor, and the surrounding hills, while the burning ships shot off their guns at random as they slowly drifted westward, and grounded at last near the Barachois.

Montcalm and Wolfe Francis Parkman 1858

Then they threw up earth on the right, and pushed their approaches towards the Barachois, in spite of a hot fire from the frigate "Aréthuse."

Montcalm and Wolfe Francis Parkman 1858