Monument of Unidentified Dead
Many Halifax Explosion (Dec. 6, 1917) Victims Remain Unidentified Newspaper article by E. G. Wetmore- April 28, 1954 On one
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Landmarks
Andrew Downs Zoological Gardens
Submitted by Devonna Edwards The Zoo was located on Dutch Village Road, today known as Joseph Howe Drive. Andrew Downs
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The Mi’kmaq (formerly known as Mic Mac) in the Fairview Area
Submitted by Devonna Edwards The Mi’kmaq (formerly known as Mic Mac) in the Fairview Area. First Nation people, the Mi’kmaq,
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Dairy Farms
Submitted by Devonna Edwards Dairies listed in the City Directory for 1909 in the Fairview and surrounding areas: Bert J.
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Submitted by Devonna Edwards St. Johns Anglican Church on Kempt Road At one time the worshippers were called to service
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Submitted by Devonna Edwards Three Mile House School Without the aid received from the Colonial Church Society, a permanent school
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The Halifax Municipal Airport – Also called the Chebucto Road Airport
Submitted by Devonna Edwards In the newspaper dated September 1928, it announced that the Bluehill Farm property was chosen for
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No. 6 District Depot (Chebucto Barracks)
Submitted by Devonna Edwards The Depot opened in November 1941 on the northern section of the Municipal Airport Field which
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The Provincial Penitentiary
Submitted by Devonna Edwards It was located one-half mile from the city of Halifax, on fourteen acres of land overlooking
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Rockhead Prison – Also known as City Prison
Submitted by Devonna Edwards The prison was located one mile north of downtown Halifax, on a high hill above Africville
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