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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H2J_old-burying-ground_Halifax-Nova-Scotia.html
This land was set aside as a common burial ground outside the stockade of the new fortified town of Halifax
First grave dug June 21, 1749
Granted to St. Paul Church June 17, 1793
Closed to burials August 18, 1844
Welsford-Parker Monument dedicated…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H2H_the-tall-ships-parade-2000_Halifax-Nova-Scotia.html
English
For five days beginning on July 20, 2000, Halifax harbour and waterfront was like no other place - wet or dry - on earth. The city was the sole Canadian host of the largest gathering ever of the world Tall Ships - majestic world-class sym…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H21_pierre-maillard_Halifax-Nova-Scotia.html
This plaque is dedicated to the memory of
Pierre Maillard
who served as missionary to the Micmac Indians in this country for over thirty years, who succeeded in reconciling the Micmac to British rule, who celebrated the first mass and opened the f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H20_st-mary-basilica_Halifax-Nova-Scotia.html
English
St. Mary holds a central position in the history of Roman Catholicism in Nova Scotia. Begun in 1820, the church demonstrated the enhanced ecclesiastical status of the province, which acquired its own Bishop in 1818, and witnessed enormous…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H1Y_glebe-house-campus_Halifax-Nova-Scotia.html
On this site in 1802 was erected the school building which became the forerunner of Saint Mary University.
Edmund Burke, newly appointed as Roman Catholic Vicar General in Nova Scotia, had the two-storey structure built in the hope of extending …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H0F_black-binney-house_Halifax-Nova-Scotia.html
English
Built about 1819 by John Black, successful merchant and Executive Councillor (1813-23), this house is a notable example of the finest Halifax residences of its day - the first important era of stone construction in the town. James Boyle En…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H07_charles-morris_Halifax-Nova-Scotia.html
Charles Morris was Nova Scotia Chief Surveyor and one of he first residents of Halifax.
In 1750, on order from the founder of Halifax, Edward Cornwallis, Morris began surveying the entire peninsula, laying out new suburbs and 240 acres of "co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H06_ships-and-men-of-the-royal-canadian-navy_Halifax-Nova-Scotia.html
This memorial was erected
by the
Atlantic Chief and Petty Officies Association
to commemorate the
Ships and Men of the Royal Canadian Navy
who failed to return through enemy action,
stress of weather and accidents during
The Battle of the Atlantic…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GZO_the-grand-derangement_Halifax-Nova-Scotia.html
This monument/marker is made up of four panels, two in English and two in French. Each language has a panel dealing with The Grand Dérangement and Georges Island. On top is a large, round medallion featuring a map showing Acadian deportatio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GZL_france-and-canada_Halifax-Nova-Scotia.html
France and Canada share a long history. Theirs is a story of enduring friendship.
It began 400 years ago, in Nova Scotia, the birthplace of Acadie, with the arrival of the first French settlers and of Samuel de Champlain at Port-Royal in 1605.
Hal…