Lunenburg established in 1753
by the British as a colonial town for over 1,400 mostly German-speaking
Protestant German, Swiss and Montbéliardian French colonists. Old Town
Lunenburg has retained its original layout and overall appearance, based on the
rectangular grid pattern commonly used in colonial planning of its era. The
townsite, true to then-current convention, consisted of seven north-south
streets intersected at right angles by nine east-west streets, each
40 feet wide, creating blocks that were further divided into 14 lots of 40 by
60 feet each. Each immigrating family received one town lot, drawn from
playing cards. They also received a garden plot within a community garden area.
4 plots in the center of town were set aside for parade grounds. The
London-based Board of Trade and Plantations developed the plans without regard
to local topography, resulting in Lunenburg’s unusually straight but very steep
streets.
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