Halifax in Halifax Region, Nova Scotia — The Atlantic Provinces

Halifax Explosion Unidentified Dead

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Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 26, 2017

1. Halifax Explosion Unidentified Dead Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

To the memory of
the Unidentified Dead.
Victims of the Great Disaster
December 6, 1917.
—————————————
Here lie buried
Unidentified Victims
of the
Halifax Harbour
Explosion
of
6 December 1917

Erected by Halifax Regional Municipality.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Disasters • War, World I. A significant historical date for this entry is December 6, 1917.

Location. 44° 39.521′ N, 63° 37.307′ W. Marker is in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in Halifax Region. Monument is near the south boundary of Fairview Lawn Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3720 Windsor Street, Halifax NS B3J 3A5, Canada. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Izaak Walton & Dorothy Johnston Killam (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Halifax and RMS Titanic (about 150 meters away); Fairview Lawn Cemetery (about 150 meters away); Fort Needham Memorial Park

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(approx. 1.8 kilometers away); Captain / Capitaine James Cook (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); Deadman's Island (approx. 2.8 kilometers away); William Henry Chase (approx. 3.3 kilometers away); Halifax and Castine / Halifax et Castine (approx. 3.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Halifax.

Also see . . .
1. Halifax Explosion. (Submitted on January 19, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. 100 Years After The Great Halifax Explosion (NPR, 2017). (Submitted on January 19, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 26, 2017

2. Halifax Explosion Unidentified Dead Marker

Halifax Explosion Unidentified Dead Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 26, 2017

3. Halifax Explosion Unidentified Dead Markers

Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 309 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 19, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.