Welcome to the Public Gardens

Welcome to the Public Gardens (HM24KS)

Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H Halifax Regional Municipality
Country: Canada
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N 44° 38.653', W 63° 34.861'

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The Halifax Public Gardens is one of the finest surviving examples of Victorian Gardens in North America. It was established in 1874 by the amalgamation of two older gardens, the Nova Scotia Horticultural Society Garden (laid out in 1837) and an adjacent public park (opened in 1867). The Nova Scotia Horticultural Society objectives were to establish the best horticultural examples of vegetables, trees and choice flowers. The current site of the Public Gardens was formerly a swampy piece of ground covered with brambles. A grant of two thousand dollars from the City of Halifax enabled this new ground to be laid out as a free Public Garden for the citizens of Halifax.
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HM NumberHM24KS
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Placed ByThe Friends of the Public Gardens
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Date Added Monday, January 15th, 2018 at 7:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)20T E 453924 N 4943592
Decimal Degrees44.64421667, -63.58101667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 38.653', W 63° 34.861'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 38' 39.18" N, 63° 34' 51.66" W
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5711 Sackville St, Halifax Nova Scotia B3H, CA
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