Echoes of Long Lost Fairview Industries
Submitted by Devonna Edwards In 1854 the building of the railway began at Richmond in the North End of Halifax,
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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
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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Submitted by Devonna Edwards The Blue Bell Tavern The tavern was located at the southeast corner of Windsor and North
Read moreFairview Christmas Angels and the Angel Hair Tree
Submitted by Devonna Edwards Growing up in the quaint little village of Fairview in the 1950s especially during the Christmas
Read moreSimpson’s Never Tells Eaton’s Their Business!
Submitted by Devonna Edwards The Simpson’s and Eaton’s Department Stores developed a friendly but competitive rivalry through the years of
Read moreThe Prohibition Era and Rum Running
Submitted by Devonna Edwards The Temperance Movement brought about prohibition. Temperance members wanted to bring about the total abolishment of
Read moreThe Dutch Village Omnibus Line
Submitted by Devonna Edwards The Omnibus was a large, enclose wheeled vehicle that was horse powered. It was used for
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Submitted by Devonna Edwards Believed to be 120 years old when he died. Mount Olivet Cemetery, on the corner of
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Submitted by Devonna Edwards During the Great Depression in the 1930s (The Dirty Thirties) unemployment and a stagnant economy was
Read moreThree Special Fairview People
Submitted by Devonna Edwards Robert “Bob” Cole Bob was born in Armdale in 1922 and at the age of seventeen
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