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Port Wallace in Dartmouth in Halifax Region, Nova Scotia — The Atlantic Provinces (North America)
 

Canal Shubenacadie Canal

National Historic Civil Engineering Site
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Site Historique National de Gιnie Civil

 
 
Canal Shubenacadie Canal Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 15, 2014
1. Canal Shubenacadie Canal Marker
Inscription.
Constructed 1826-1861

Charles William Fairbanks
Francis Hall
Angus McDougall

Engineers / Ingιnieurs

 
Erected 1984 by Canadian Society for Civil Engineering / Sociιtι Canadienne de Gιnie Civil.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels.
 
Location. 44° 42.159′ N, 63° 33.275′ W. Marker is in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, in Halifax Region. It is in Port Wallace. It can be reached from Locks Road, on the left when traveling north. This marker is in Shubie Park near the parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 54 Locks Rd, Dartmouth NS B2X 2M1, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Nova Scotia’s Halifax Area. It is also 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance
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of this marker: Official Groundbreaking 1829 (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Shubenacadie Canal System (within shouting distance of this marker); Waste Weir and Holding Pond (within shouting distance of this marker); The Fairbanks Solution (within shouting distance of this marker); Before the Canal (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Navvies Dwelling (about 150 meters away); Of Bough and Bark (about 180 meters away); Deep Cut (approx. 0.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dartmouth.
 
Canal Shubenacadie Canal Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 15, 2014
2. Canal Shubenacadie Canal Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 474 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 14, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 8, 2026