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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HFM_halifax-citadel_Halifax-Nova-Scotia.html
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Built to defend against a land-based attack, the Halifax Citadel was the fourth in a series of forts to occupy this hill, The star-shaped fortress, completed in 1856, was the centerpiece of the extensive system of fortifications constructe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HBE_why-arent-we-americans-pourquoi-ne-sommes-nous-pas-des-americains_Halifax-Nova-Scotia.html
This marker may be conveniently divided into three section; left, center and right. The center sections is presented first.
Center section
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We are not Americans because of the service men like the sailors and soldiers, casualties of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H88_fort-needham-memorial-park_Halifax-Nova-Scotia.html
This marker is composted exclusively pictures and their captions. There is a left side and a right side to the marker. Captions are presented left to right, then top to bottom. Click on the marker image to enlarge it.
Left side
? This view from F…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H86_captain-capitaine-james-cook_Halifax-Nova-Scotia.html
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Before the voyages that brought him world fame as Captain Cook, this British Royal Navy officier complied navigational charts for the coasts of Quebec and Nova Scotia. While based in Halifax from 1758 to 1762, he learned triangulation and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H6M_mr-john-samwell_Halifax-Nova-Scotia.html
On your left near this spot lie the remains of ? / ? votre gauche, pr d?ici se trouvent les restes de ?.
Mr. / M. John Samwell
Midshipman / Aspirant de marine ? 1797-1813
Mr. / M. William Stevens
Boatswain / Ma?tre de manoeuvre ? 1757-1813
HMS Sh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H65_samuel-cunard_Halifax-Nova-Scotia.html
A native son and a great Nova Scotian, he received his early training in this city and became a highly regarded merchant, humanitarian and ship owner. All this was a prelude to his most successful venture, the founding of the British and North Ame…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H63_major-general-major-general-robert-ross-1766-1814_Halifax-Nova-Scotia.html
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Major General Ross sailed to North America in the summer of 1814 from the Peninsular War against France to command the British army on the east coast of the United States, opening a second front to relieve the pressure on the Niagara Pen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H62_passage-to-a-new-beginning-passage-a-un-nouveau-monde_Halifax-Nova-Scotia.html
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Celebrating Canada's Immigrants
In the 1940s and 1950s, Canada opened its doors wide to European immigrants. With haunting wartime memories still fresh in their minds, men, women and children from diverse countries and cultures arrived a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H5L_south-african-war-monument_Halifax-Nova-Scotia.html
Erected
by the people of
Nova Scotia
in honor
of those who served
and in memory of
those who fell in the
South African Campaign
1898 - 1902
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H5K_province-house_Halifax-Nova-Scotia.html
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Province House is an architectural monument and the setting for signifiant events in Canadian political life. Begun in 1811 and opened in 1819 as the seat of government for Nova Scotia, it is one of the finest Palladian-style buildings in …