Editing Cherbourg (section)

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The [[Norman language]] writer [[Alfred Rossel]], a native of Cherbourg, composed many songs which form part of the heritage of the region. Rossel's song "Sus la mér" ("on the sea") is often sung as a regional patriotic song. The local dialect is known as [[Cotentinais]].

La Glacerie was named for [[glass]] [[factory]]. In 1655, [[Louis Lucas de Néhou]] built a glass factory which produced windows and mirrors for such buildings as the [[Galerie des Glaces]] and [[Château de Versailles]]. The factory in La Glacerie was destroyed by Allied bombardments in 1944 during the Normandy invasion.

Cherbourg was the first site outside the United States to be designated as an [[American Civil War]] Heritage Site by the [[Civil War Trust|Civil War Preservation Trust]] because a sea battle was fought nearby in 1864 by Union and Confederate warships. See the [[Battle of Cherbourg (1864)]].