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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24KS_welcome-to-the-public-gardens_Halifax-Nova-Scotia.html
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 a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24KR_boer-war-memorial-fountain-a-war-memorial_Halifax-Nova-Scotia.html
Erected
by the
Commissioners
of the
Public Gardens
in commemoration
of the services
of our
Citizen Soldiers
in the
South African
Campaign
1899~1902
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24KQ_hmcs-sackville-k-181_Halifax-Nova-Scotia.html
Open for viewing daily, 10:00am to 5:00PM
Come visit the ship, on the waterfront,
behind the Maritime Museum Of The Atlantic
HMCS Sackville is the last of 267 Flower Class Corvettes
built for the Allied Navies during WWII.
Of Canada's 123 C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24KK_the-public-gardens_Halifax-Nova-Scotia.html
Halifax has been the scene of many "firsts" in Canada. These eighteen acres, comprising one of Canada's most attractive Victorian public gardens, derived from an earlier site, part of the original Common, chosen for the Gardens in 1841, the year o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24JP_a-monumental-work-of-art_Peggys-Cove-Nova-Scotia.html
What would you do with a 30-metre (0.01-mile) outcrop of granite in your backyard? Artist William deGarthe decided to carve a work of art from the granite you see here.
In 1977, at the age of 70, deGarthe picked up his chisels and power tools and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24JO_fishermens-monument_Peggys-Cove-Nova-Scotia.html
This work of art is a lasting memorial to the gallant men of Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, who harvest our oceans. The monument depicts from left to right: Fisherman's Family; Peggy of the Cove; Fishermen at Work.
This monument was donated to the Pr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24JK_the-art-of-degarthe_Peggys-Cove-Nova-Scotia.html
You've probably seen many paintings of Peggy's Cove. Famed marine artist and sculptor William deGarthe may have painted some of these works.[1]
Born in Finland in 1907, deGarthe came to Canada in 1926, eventually settling in Halifax. An art teach…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24JH_a-natural-masterpiece_Peggys-Cove-Nova-Scotia.html
Do you think of Peggy's Cove when you think of Nova Scotia? It seems many people do. After all, thousands of visitors come to our seaside community each year - most inspired by a photo or painting they saw in a calendar, book or gallery.
It was t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24JE_through-rain-sleet-and-darkest-night_Peggys-Cove-Nova-Scotia.html
From the outside it looks like a traditional lighthouse, but looks can be deceiving. Step inside and you'll find yourself in a post office [1], the only one of its kind in Canada and perhaps the world. Every summer since 1975 the Peggy's Cove Ligh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24JD_heres-the-catch_Peggys-Cove-Nova-Scotia.html
See the boats [1], sheds [2], nets and traps [3] along the harbour? These are the essential tools of a working fishing community like Peggy's Cove, and a reminder that it was fishermen and their families who established this community in 1811.
Fo…