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Historical Markers and War Memorials
in the Halifax Area Region

 
By William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2017
"Bridges for Canada"/« Ponts pour le Canada » Marker
1 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Downtown Dartmouth — "Bridges for Canada"/« Ponts pour le Canada » — The Centennial of the Canadian Military Engineers — Le centenaire du Génie militaire canadien —
Near Ochterloney Street.
2 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Downtown Dartmouth — Canadian Military Engineers/Génie militaire canadien —
Near Ochterloney Street.
3 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Downtown Dartmouth — How Dartmouth Has Grown — A Marker of Distinction —
Near Alderney Drive.
4 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Downtown Dartmouth — Legion War Memorial — "Lest We Forget" —
On Ochterloney Street (Nova Scotia Route 322) at Crichton Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Ochterloney Street.
5 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Downtown Dartmouth — Starboard Propeller of CCGS John A. Macdonald —
Near Alderney Drive.
6 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Downtown Dartmouth — Sullivan's Pond — A Marker of Distinction —
On Crichton Avenue 0.1 kilometers Ochterloney Street ( Route 322), on the right when traveling north.
7 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Downtown Dartmouth — Totem Pole —
On Crichton Avenue 0.1 kilometers north of Ochterloney Street ( Route 322), on the right when traveling north.
8 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Downtown Dartmouth — Vera B. Stone — A Tribute / Un Hommage —
On Ochterloney Street.
9 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Downtown Dartmouth — Wild about roses/La vie en rose — Rosa acicularis —
On Ochterloney Street.
10 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Port Wallace — 06 — A Changing Lake-scape —
Near Lock Road, on the left when traveling north.
11 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Port Wallace — 08 — A Testament to Hard Work —
Near Lock Road, on the left when traveling west.
12 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Port Wallace — 02 — A Village of the Most Primitive Description —
Near Lock Road, on the left when traveling north.
13 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Port Wallace — 07 — Barges, Steamboats and Scows —
Near Locks Road, on the left when traveling north.
14 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Port Wallace — 01 — Before the Canal —
Near Locks Road, on the left when traveling north.
15 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Port Wallace — 16 — Benching - An early construction technique —
Near Locks Road, on the left when traveling north.
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16 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Port Wallace — Canal Shubenacadie Canal — National Historic Civil Engineering Site / Site Historique National de Génie Civil —
Near Locks Road, on the left when traveling north.
17 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Port Wallace — 13 — Deep Cut —
Near Locks Road, on the left when traveling north.
18 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Port Wallace — Historic Shubenacadie Canal System — Lock 3 — 1824-31 - 1856-70 —
Near Locks Road, on the left when traveling north.
19 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Port Wallace — Historic Shubenacadie Canal System — Lock 2 — 1824-31 ——— 1856-70 —
Near Locks Road, on the left when traveling north.
20 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Port Wallace — 03 — Lightning Strikes at Canal Camp —
Near Locks Road, on the left when traveling north.
21 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Port Wallace — 12 — Navvies Dwelling —
Near Locks Road, on the left when traveling north.
22 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Port Wallace — 09 — Of Bough and Bark —
Near Locks Road, on the left when traveling north.
23 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Port Wallace — 05 — Official Groundbreaking 1829 —
Near Locks Road, on the left when traveling west.
24 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Port Wallace — 14 — One of the mysteries yet to be solved… —
Near Locks Road, on the left when traveling north.
25 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Port Wallace — Shubenacadie Canal, Port Wallace —
Near John Brenton Drive.
26 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Port Wallace — 15 — Summit of the Canal —
Near Locks Road, on the left when traveling north.
27 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Port Wallace — 10 — The Fairbanks Solution —
Near Locks Road.
28 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Port Wallace — 17 — The Forge —
Near Locks Road, on the left when traveling north.
29 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Port Wallace — 04 — Unique Construction —
Near Lock Road, on the left when traveling north.
30 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth, Port Wallace — 11 — Waste Weir and Holding Pond —
Near Locks Road, on the left when traveling north.
31 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Fergusons Cove — Duke of York's Martello Tower — York Redoubt —
Near York Redoubt Access Road 0.2 kilometers east of Ferguson's Cove Road.
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32 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Fergusons Cove — York Redoubt —
Near York Redoubt Access Road 0.2 kilometers south of Ferguson's Cove Road.
33 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax — British Home Children / Petits Immigres Britanniques —
On Marginal Road close to Ta20, on the left when traveling south.
34 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax — Building a Nation / L'édification d'une nation —
On Ta20, on the left when traveling east.
35 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax — Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 — Rail Car #5227 —
On Ta20, on the left when traveling south.
36 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax — Lest We Forget —
On Marginal Road at Ta20 (Local Route 20), on the left when traveling south on Marginal Road.
37 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Armdale — Deadman's Island —
Near Pinehaven Drive 0.1 kilometers east of Purcell's Cove Road, on the right when traveling west.
38 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — "Hamilton" Flower-bed arrangement — Disposition de lit de fleurs, "Hamilton" —
Near Spring Garden Road.
39 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — "Old" Dalhousie and the Grand Parade —
Near Argyle Street just south of Duke Street, on the left when traveling south.
40 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — Black-Binney House — Résidence Black-Binney —
On Hollis Street close to Bishop Street.
41 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — Boer War Memorial Fountain —
Near Sackville Street.
42 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — Canadian Corps of Commissionaires —
On Hollis Street close to Bishop Street, on the right when traveling south.
43 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — Carved in Stone — Pierres gravées —
On Barrington Street close to Spring Garden Road.
44 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — Cast Iron Facade / Façade en Fonte —
Near Granville Street north of Duke Street, in the median.
45 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — Celtic Cross —
On George Street at Upper/Lower Water Street, on the right when traveling east on George Street.
46 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — Citadel Hill/La Colline de la Citadelle/Kuowaqe'jk —
On Sackville Street.
47 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — D-Day/Jour J — 1944 —
Near Sackville Street.
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48 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — Drinking Fountain / Fontaine d'eau potable —
Near Spring Garden Road.
49 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — Edmund Burke —
On Spring Garden Road close to Barrington Street.
50 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — Fortress Halifax/La forteresse Halifax — Halifax Citadel National Park Site/Citadelle d'Halifax —
On Sackville Street.
51 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — from Barometer Rising — by Hugh MacLenna — Project Bookmark Canada/Read It Here —
On Sackville Street.
52 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — Gilbert Stuart Newton — 1794-1835 —
Near Granville Street north of Duke Street, in the median.
53 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — Glebe House Campus — Saint Mary’s University —
On Barrington Street at Spring Garden Road, on the left when traveling north on Barrington Street.
54 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — Halifax Citadel / La Citadelle d’Halifax —
On Sackville Street close to Brunswick Street, on the left when traveling north.
55 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — Halifax City Hall / Hôtel de ville d'Halifax —
Near Argyle Street just south of Duke Street, on the left when traveling south.
56 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — HMCS Sackville K-181 — Canadian Naval Memorial Trust — "A National Historic Site Of Canada" —
Near Petite Allée.
57 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — Horticulture Hall, post-1945 — Maison de l'horticulture, après 1945 —
Near Spring Garden Road.
58 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — Lieut. Henry Edward Clonard Keating —
Near Spring Garden Road.
59 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — Major General / Major-Général Robert Ross 1766-1814 —
Near Barrington Street close to Spring Garden Road, on the right when traveling south.
60 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — Mr. John Samwell — Mr. William Stevens —
Near Barrington Street close to Spring Garden Road, on the left when traveling south.
61 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — Old Burying Ground — 1749 - 1844 —
On Barrington Street close to Garden Spring Road, on the left when traveling north.
62 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — Old Burying Ground — Le Vieux Cimetière —
Near Barrington Street close to Spring Garden Road.
63 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — Philippe Aubert de Gaspé (fils) — 1814 - 1841 —
Near Spring Garden Road close to Grafton Street, on the right when traveling west.
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64 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — Pierre Maillard —
On Spring Garden Road close to Barrington Street, on the right when traveling west.
65 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — Province House —
On Hollis Street close to George Street, on the right when traveling south.
66 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — Public Garden Foundation Fountain —
On Spring Garden Road just west of South Park Street, on the right when traveling west.
67 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — South African War Monument —
On Hollis Street close to George Street, on the right when traveling south.
68 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — St. Mary’s Basilica — La Basilique St. Mary —
On Spring Garden Road close to Barrington Street.
69 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — St. Paul’s Church / Église St. Pauls —
Near Argyle Street just north of Prince Street, on the left when traveling south.
70 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — Summer House / Pavillon d'été —
Near Summer Street.
71 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — The Acadians on George Island / Les Acadiens sur l'Île Georges — Halifax Citadel National Park Site / Citadelle d'Halifax —
On Sackville Street.
72 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — The Bailey Bridge / Le Pont Bailey — Canadian Military Engineers Memorial —
Near Sackville Street at Royal Artillery Court.
73 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — The Explosion Clock —
On Duke Street just east of Argyle Street, on the left when traveling east.
74 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — The Grand Parade —
Near Argyle Street south of Duke Street, on the left when traveling south.
75 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — The Halifax Court House / Le Palais de Justice D'Halifax —
On Spring Garden Road at Grafton Street, on the right when traveling east on Spring Garden Road.
76 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — The Halifax Explosion/L'explosion d'Halifax — Halifax Citadel National Park Site/Citadelle d'Halifax —
On Sackville Street.
77 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — The Jamaican Maroons/Les Marrons de la Jamaique — Halifax Citadel National Park Site/Citadelle d'Halifax —
On Sackville Street.
78 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — The Mitchell House — c. 1840 —
On Prince Street at Lower Water Street, on the right when traveling east on Prince Street.
79 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — The Old Burying Ground — Le Vieux cimetière communal —
On Barrington Street close to Spring Garden Road, on the right when traveling south.
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80 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — The Presbyterian Church of Saint David —
Near Grafton Street just south of Blowers Street, on the right when traveling south.
81 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — The Public Gardens —
Near Bell Road.
82 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — The Saluting Battery / La batterie de salut — Halifax Citadel National Historic Site —
On Ta13 road.
83 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — The View from the Citadel / Le panorama vu de la citadelle — The Halifax Explosion / L’explosion d’Halifax — The Convoys / Les Convois —
Near Sackville Street close to Brunswick Street.
84 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — The Welsford Parker Monument — Le Monument Welsford-Parker —
Near Barrington Street close to Garden Spring Road.
85 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — Unveiling, Jubilee Fountain / Inauguration, Fontaine du Jubilé —
Near Summer Street.
86 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — Welcome to the Public Gardens —
Near Bell Road.
87 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — Why Aren’t We Americans? • Pourquoi ne sommes-nous pas des Américains? — The Old Burying Ground Remembers The War of 1812-1814 • Le vieux cimetière souvient de la guerre de —
On Barrington Street close to Spring Garden Road, on the right when traveling south.
88 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — William Alexander Henry — 1816-1888 —
On Spring Garden Road just east of Grafton Street, on the right when traveling east.
89 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — William Thomas — 1800-1860 —
Near Granville Street near Duke Street, in the median.
90 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Downtown Halifax — Women and the Second World War/Les femmes et la Seconde Guerre mondiale — 1939-1945 —
Near Sackville Street.
91 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, Marlborough Woods — John William Ritchie — (1808-1890) —
On Beaufort Avenue at Belmont on the Arm, on the right when traveling east on Beaufort Avenue.
92 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, North End — Captain / Capitaine James Cook — (1728-1779) —
Near Union Street close to Kenny Street, on the left when traveling north.
93 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, North End — Fort Needham Memorial Park — and the Halifax Explosion —
Near Union Street close to Kenny Street, on the left when traveling north.
94 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, South End — Charles Morris — 1711 (Boston, MA) - 1781 (Windsor, NS) —
On Hollis Street close to Morris Street, on the left when traveling south.
95 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, South End — Dutch Canadians of Nova Scotia —
On Marginal Road at Ta20 Rd, on the right when traveling north on Marginal Road.
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96 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, South End — France and Canada — La France et le Canada — Theirs is a story of enduring friendship./ C’est l’histoire d’une longe amitié. —
Near Lower Water Street.
97 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, South End — Government House —
On Barrington Street, on the right when traveling north.
98 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, South End — Halifax and Castine / Halifax et Castine —
Near University Avenue west of Lemarchant Street when traveling west.
99 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, South End — Ocean Terminals/le terminal ocean terminals —
Near Marginal Road.
100 ► Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax, South End — Passage to a New Beginning • Passage à un nouveau monde —
On Marginal Road.

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