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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VER_second-world-war-temporary-buildings-historical_Victoria-British-Columbia.html
Mobilized on August 26, 1939—two weeks before Canada declared war on Germany—troops sent to Fort Rodd Hill lived in tents until wooden barracks could be built. Out of more than twenty of these buildings at Fort Rodd Hill, only one rema…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VE1_repository-manoeuvre-du-repository-historical_Victoria-British-Columbia.html
Moving artillery pieces from their mountings and moving the mountings themselves, was an awkward and potentially dangerous job for the gun crews. It was accomplished in a routine known as repository drill.
The device commonly used for gun moving …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VE0_fisgard-lighthouse-phare-de-fisgard-historical_Victoria-British-Columbia.html
For many years, keepers tended this light. Now we tend the stories of the light.
Pendant bien des années, des gardiens ont veillé à entretenir cette lumière. À présent, nous veillons à immortaliser les récits sur c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VDX_wisdom-on-the-water-prudence-en-mer-historical_Victoria-British-Columbia.html
How did people navigate this coastline before lighthouses and GPS?
Comment les gens naviguaient-ils le long de la côte avant les phares et le GPS?
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VDF_get-your-bearings-s-orienter-historical_Victoria-British-Columbia.html
Imagine the expanse of water between Fisgard Lighthouse and Albert Head (to your right) filled with ships at anchor. Named "Royal Roads" in colonial times, this was a safe anchorage, a place to wait for daylight, calm seas or perhaps the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VBH_ack-ack-anti-aircraft-artillery-historical_Victoria-British-Columbia.html
During the First World War, Victoria was unprepared to fend off air attacks. In 1921, the 2nd AA (Anti-Aircraft) battery was formed in Victoria. No AA guns existed in Canada, so the unit made do with 13-pounder guns on a locally improvised mountin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VBF_the-lightkeepers-boat-l-embarcation-du-gardien-de-phare-historical_Victoria-British-Columbia.html
A rowboat was the only link between lighthouse and land, and sometimes the only thing standing between life and death.
Seule une chaloupe reliait le phare à la terre ferme, et c'était parfois l'unique moyen de rester en vie.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VA7_underground-magazine-magasin-souterrain-historical_Victoria-British-Columbia.html
Excavated from solid rock, this underground magazine provided a secure and dry storage area for ammunition.
The shells were wheeled to the guns. The cartridges were carried up the passageways and passed through the issue hatches. Strict routines …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VA6_team-work-travail-d-equipe-historical_Victoria-British-Columbia.html
The ten-man gun crew and ammunition detachment worked closely together to ensure safe and precise loading and firing of the 6-inch guns. They followed a sequence when in action:
1) Gun crew and ammunition detachment alerted and take post at the g…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1V8D_canteen-cantine-historical_Victoria-British-Columbia.html
This building was constructed in about 1900 to served as a canteen where the off-duty soldier could make purchases from a limited stock, drink beer and relax.
The building was used as a canteen during summer training periods at Fort Rodd Hill dur…