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The Royal Naval Burying Ground also known as the Naval Cemetery, and the Battle of the HMS Shannon and the USS Chesapeake

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 admin 159 Views

Submitted by Devonna Edwards The Naval Cemetery is a small military cemetery located in C.F.B. Stadacona on Gottingen Street, Halifax.

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Popular Old Inns, Taverns and Hotels

January 15, 2022January 19, 2022 admin 665 Views

Submitted by Devonna Edwards The Blue Bell Tavern The tavern was located at the southeast corner of Windsor and North

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Landmarks People 

Simpson’s Never Tells Eaton’s Their Business!

October 13, 2021January 19, 2022 admin 400 Views

Submitted by Devonna Edwards The Simpson’s and Eaton’s Department Stores developed a friendly but competitive rivalry through the years of

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Landmarks People Railway 

Relief Camp at Citadel Hill

June 5, 2021June 5, 2021 admin 655 Views

Submitted by Devonna Edwards During the Great Depression in the 1930s (The Dirty Thirties) unemployment and a stagnant economy was

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Landmarks People 

The Nova Scotia Cotton Factory and The Factory Girls Who Worked There

March 16, 2021March 17, 2021 admin 1793 Views

Submitted by Devonna Edwards The Nova Scotia Cotton Manufacturing Company was a cotton mill located on the corner of Kempt

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Youtube Videos of Fairview, Halifax, Nova Scotia History

February 18, 2021February 23, 2021 admin 1382 Views

Fairview history in video. Watch videos we post of Fairview history.

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Landmarks People 

The Royal Canadian Legion Fairview Branch No. 142

February 17, 2021February 23, 2021 admin 1616 Views

Submitted by Devonna Edwards The Fairview Legion is located on the corner of Hillcrest Street and Main Avenue. The idea

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Landmarks People 

How Bayers Road Got Its Name

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 admin 1641 Views

Submitted by Devonna Edwards In the Halifax City Directory 1912 to around 1934 it stated that Bayers Road commenced at

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Landmarks 

Monument of Unidentified Dead

November 22, 2020November 26, 2020 admin 1728 Views

Submitted by Devonna Edwards Many Halifax Explosion (Dec. 6, 1917) Victims Remain Unidentified Newspaper article by E. G. Wetmore- April

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Landmarks People 

Ashburn Golf Club

September 29, 2020January 19, 2022 admin 2779 Views

Submitted by Devonna Edwards It was located on Joseph Howe Drive (formerly known as Dutch Village Road). The property was

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