Waterfront in Halifax in Halifax Region, Nova Scotia — The Atlantic Provinces (North America)
Bedford Magazine Explosion
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Explosion du Magasin de Bedford
Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, October 15, 2024
1. Bedford Explosion/Explosion Du Magasin De Bedford Marker
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Although the Allies had achieved victory in Europe two months earlier, on 18 July 1945 the war came to Halifax. The Bedford magazine caught fire and ignited a series of blazes and explosions lasting into the next day. Many residents were evacuated, and one naval seaman was killed, but the damage was minor compared to the devastating Halifax Explosion of 1917.
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Méme si les Alliés crient victoire en Europe deux mois avant, la guerre se pursuit à Halifax le 18 juillet 1945. Le magasin prend feu et déclanche une série d’explosions qui dure jusqu’au lendemain. De nombreux résidents sont évacués et un Marin est tué. Mais les dommages sont minimus comparé à l’explosion dévastatrice de Halifax de 1917.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is July 18, 1945.
Location. 44° 38.87′ N, 63° 34.185′ W. Marker is in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in Halifax Region. It is in Waterfront. It can be reached from Lower Water Street. The marker is on the pier in front of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1675 Lower Water Street, Halifax NS B3J 1S5, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Maritimes and in Atlantic Canada. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, and Acadia.
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Also see . . . Contents hide (Top) References Bedford Magazine explosion. The Bedford Magazine explosion was a conflagration resulting in a series of explosions from July 18 to 19, 1945, in Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada. During World War II, the adjacent cities of Halifax and Dartmouth provided heavy support for Canada's war effort in Europe. Not long after VE-Day, on the evening of Wednesday, July 18, a fire broke out on the jetty of the Bedford Magazine, now CFAD Bedford (Magazine Hill) on the Bedford Basin, north of Dartmouth. The magazine fire began when
Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, October 15, 2024
2. Bedford Explosion/Explosion Du Magasin De Bedford Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2024, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 196 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 31, 2024, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
