Submitted by Devonna Edwards The Naval Cemetery is a small military cemetery located in C.F.B. Stadacona on Gottingen Street, Halifax. The cemetery is situated behind Admiralty House (Maritime Command Museum) on a hill that slopes down to Barrington Street and is enclosed by fencing with a locked gate. In 1894 the cemetery occupied over four…
Submitted by Devonna Edwards The Blue Bell Tavern The tavern was located at the southeast corner of Windsor and North Street, one and a half mile from Halifax. In May 23, 1796 an ad in the newspaper had the well-known tavern called the Blue Bell up for sale. It stated that the property had a…
Submitted by Devonna Edwards The Simpson’s and Eaton’s Department Stores developed a friendly but competitive rivalry through the years of operation. Both department stores had many employees working for them and it was common to hear the expression “Simpson’s Never Tells Eaton’s Their Business,” Employees at the two stores were encourage not to talk about…
Submitted by Devonna Edwards During the Great Depression in the 1930s (The Dirty Thirties) unemployment and a stagnant economy was the result of Wall Street Market crash on October 24, 1929, that day became known as “Black Tuesday.” Millions of Canadians without jobs, hungry and many homeless began to ride the rail going from town…
Submitted by Devonna Edwards The Nova Scotia Cotton Manufacturing Company was a cotton mill located on the corner of Kempt Road and Robie Street in Halifax. A cotton mill is a building that houses spinning or weaving machinery for the production of yarn or cloth from cotton. The mill was built in 1882 by building…
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Submitted by Devonna Edwards The Fairview Legion is located on the corner of Hillcrest Street and Main Avenue. The idea to start a legion in Fairview all began in October of 1951 when Angus MacMaster, then postmaster of the Fairview Post Office, called a meeting in the Fairview Fire Hall on Main Avenue. Eight enthusiastic…
Submitted by Devonna Edwards In the Halifax City Directory 1912 to around 1934 it stated that Bayers Road commenced at Oxford Street and ran west to Dutch Village Road. From 1934 onward, it stated that Bayers Road commenced at Windsor Street and ran west to Dutch Village Road. Today Bayers Road still commences at Windsor…
Submitted by Devonna Edwards Many Halifax Explosion (Dec. 6, 1917) Victims Remain Unidentified Newspaper article by E. G. Wetmore- April 28, 1954 On one of the mass graves of the unidentified dead, there is a monument. It is at the rear end of the Fairview Cemetery, close to Bayers Road and beneath the grass rest…
Submitted by Devonna Edwards It was located on Joseph Howe Drive (formerly known as Dutch Village Road). The property was once a private estate known as “Ashbourne”. Ashburn has a long history as it is situated on lots seven and eight of the twelve lots granted to settlers in 1763. The original settlers on lots…