In 2000, to commemorate a century of service, Canadian Military Engineers embarked on a three-year program of assisting communities along the Trans Canada Trail to construct and restore bridges. Thirty of these bridges are shown here.
For the . . . — — Map (db m113207) HM
Lake Micmac was smaller
Lake Micmac was considerably smaller before the Canal was begun. Evidence for this can be found in the cove to the west where the remains of a forest and marsh area can be seen under the surface of the Lake. To the . . . — — Map (db m78081) HM
Man-made Bank
You are now walking on a man made bank which forms one side of the canal cut. This wall of earth and stone was necessary to contain the depth of water needed to float the barges. During the first phase of the canal . . . — — Map (db m78100) HM
Canal Camp
You are looking at a part of the remains of what was known as the “Canal Camp.” The row of stones in this area represent the largest feature found to day at Port Wallace. An archeological investigation was carried out . . . — — Map (db m77987) HM
Lock 2
You are now looking at the upper sill of Lock 2. The chambers of the first five Locks on the Canal are approximately 21 meters long and 5.5 meters wide.
Therefore the boats and barges used on the system had to be able to fit . . . — — Map (db m78083) HM
Cutting the Canal
You are now standing about one third of the way between Lake Micmac to the South (left) and Lake Charles to the North (right). Before canal construction began in 1826 there was no flow of water between these two lakes. The . . . — — Map (db m77986) HM
Benching
As you look down the Cut you will see, on the left or East bank, stone walls separated by narrow, flat terraces. This construction technique was used by the canal workers to prevent the earth from sliding down the bank. It was . . . — — Map (db m78117) HM
Hard Digging!
From this location you can begin to appreciate the enormous task which faced the canal workers. Prior to 1826 this canal cut or trench did not exist and all of the earth and rock had to be removed. Unlike the lower part of the . . . — — Map (db m78105) HM
At the point you are approximately 26 meters above sea level, almost at the height of Lake Charles from which the water flows in two directions - south to the Harbour and north to the Bay of Fundy. To get to this point vessels would have traveled . . . — — Map (db m78147) HM
Vessels entering Lock two, traveling northward, were approximately 19 meters above the level of the Harbour. This lock would raise them another three or four meters enabling them the make their way along the canal to Lock three. This present lock . . . — — Map (db m78148) HM
In August 1750, the 504 ton ship Alderney arrived after a month's sail from England with 353 settlers, who made their first landing near the sawmill site. They laid out 184 building lots, 50 feet by 100, and named the settlement after the . . . — — Map (db m113104) HM
Navvies
The most concentrated number of features belonging to the Canal Camp are located in this area beneath the trees and along the roadway. You can still make out the remains of several stone foundations. A plan of this area prepared in . . . — — Map (db m77988) HM
A Dwelling for Two Families
Imagine this structure on top of the stone foundation in front of you. This home would be similar to the one at Site No. 9. However this structure is larger and contains two small stone hearths. When excavated in . . . — — Map (db m78104) HM
Dwelling Cabin
This feature represents an example of cultural transfer by emigrants to Canada from their homeland. This dwelling cabin strongly resembles the description of the cabins of the working poor in Northern Scotland and Ireland, as . . . — — Map (db m78101) HM
Location of prominent historical characters at the ground breaking ceremony
General location of the official ground breaking ceremony, July 25th, 1826. Looking south from the walking bridge you are viewing the general location of the . . . — — Map (db m78078) HM
Possibly a Storage Building for Powder
This is the only example of this style of structure found anywhere along the canal. While the Archaeologists are uncertain about its use, it may have been a storage area for black powder used to blast the . . . — — Map (db m78106) HM
From 1826 to 1831, canal labourers constructed two locks and the “deep cut” between Lake Charles and Lake Micmac. During these years, upwards of 250 workers and their families lived here. The locks were rebuilt and operated between 1858 . . . — — Map (db m77956) HM
This is the starboard propeller of the Canadian coastguard [sic - Coast Guard] Icebreaker, John A. MacDonald [sic - Macdonald]. The propeller was damaged while the John A. MacDonald was assisting the 115,000 ton oil tanker, SS Manhattan, in her . . . — — Map (db m113082) HM
On Crichton Avenue, 0.1 kilometers Ochterloney Street (Nova Scotia Route 322), on the right when traveling north.
Sullivan’s Pond was a vital feature of the historic Shubenacadie Canal, the traditional water route of Mi’kmaq Indians connecting the harbour at Dartmouth with Minas Pasin and the Bay of Fundy. When the Canal operated, from 1861 to 1870, water . . . — — Map (db m108732) HM
Highest point of the Canal
Ahead you will see Lake Charles which is the highest body of water in the Canal system. From this lake, water flows south to the Halifax Harbour and north to the Bay of Fundy. You are now approx. 29 meters (95 feet) . . . — — Map (db m78115) HM
Lock 3
When first built this lock was made entirely of granite blocks, as represented by the end walls. Like the other structures of the Canal, this lock fell into disrepair between 1831 and 1854. It was completely rebuilt by Charles Fairbanks . . . — — Map (db m77985) HM
The Blacksmith’s Shop
Excavated by Dr. Davis in 1985, this forge operated during both the first construction period (1820s) and the second (1850s). It was here that workers and masons would have their tools repaired and stone picks . . . — — Map (db m77982) HM
On Crichton Avenue, 0.1 kilometers north of Ochterloney Street (Nova Scotia Route 322), on the right when traveling north.
This totem pole, carved by three Kwakiutl Indian carvers from a log of western red cedar, is a gift to the 1969 Canada Games Society on the occasion of the first Canadian Summer Games, held in the twin cities of Halifax and Dartmouth, Nova . . . — — Map (db m108731) HM
Lock 2
Looking north from the walking bridge you see Lock 2. This lock was the first to be constructed on the Canal. Initially the lock was built totally of granite blocks (British construction method), as seen on the east wall. After the . . . — — Map (db m78077) HM
An avid walker, trail enthusiast, leader, mentor and diligent worker, Vera B. Stone defines the Trans Canada Trail movement in Nova Scotia. As a founding member and a longstanding Chair for the Trans Canada Trail Committee of the Nova Scotia . . . — — Map (db m113189) HM
A water control structure
The man-made holding pond in front of you helped to maintain the level of the canal when the lock was in operation. The water in this holding pond had two purposes. It helped maintain the water level in the dry . . . — — Map (db m78102) HM
Wild roses add beauty and colour to roadsides, open woods, prairies, and rocky places all across Canada. They may have pink or white flowers, be with or without thorns, and stand as high as 2.5 metres. Wild roses are considered a weed in many . . . — — Map (db m113194) HM
Near Argyle Street just south of Duke Street, on the left when traveling south.
The year is 1821. You are looking south in the Grand Parade towards Saint Paul's, the oldest Anglican church in Canada. Turn and face north: the fine building you see is not City Hall, but "old" Dalhousie College.
In a long, often acrimonious, . . . — — Map (db m139592) HM
English
Built about 1819 by John Black, successful merchant and Executive Councillor (1813-23), this house is a notable example of the finest Halifax residences of its day - the first important era of stone construction in the town. James . . . — — Map (db m77657) HM
Erected
by the
Commissioners
of the
Public Gardens
in commemoration
of the services
of our
Citizen Soldiers
in the
South African
Campaign
1899~1902 — — Map (db m112796) WM
On Hollis Street close to Bishop Street, on the right when traveling south.
The corps was formed in Nova Scotia and elsewhere across Canada in 1937, on the instigation of the Canadian Government, to find employment for worthy older veterans.
Its organization was patterned along military lines of the British Corps of . . . — — Map (db m77805) HM
Proudly serving Canada and their fellow citizens at home and abroad.
In a new and awesome land that was to become Canada, adventurous French and British military engineers surveyed the colossal, mapped the incredible and built the . . . — — Map (db m113199) HM
The sailor statue represents those valiant young Canadians who served in both war and peace is symbolic of the thousands of sailors who were instrumental in the victory at sea and a fitting acknowledgement to those who continue to maintain the peace. — — Map (db m77597) WM
Near Union Street close to Kenny Street, on the left when traveling north.
English
Before the voyages that brought him world fame as Captain Cook, this British Royal Navy officier complied navigational charts for the coasts of Quebec and Nova Scotia. While based in Halifax from 1758 to 1762, he learned . . . — — Map (db m77953) HM
English
These gravestones were all carved by hand, using chisels and wooden mallets. Many of the old slate stones were quarried and carved around Massachusetts Bay, and shipped to Halifax before the American Revolution. By the 1770s local . . . — — Map (db m77782) HM
Near Granville Street north of Duke Street, in the median.
English:
This building, erected in 1860, provides a rare and early example of a full cast iron facade in Canada. Used in construction since the 1770s, cast iron had become a popular decorative material by the mid-19th century . . . — — Map (db m139596) HM
On George Street at Upper/Lower Water Street, on the right when traveling east on George Street.
Dedicated to the original Irish
settlers of 1749 and to the
contributions of the Irish
community to Halifax, to
Nova Scotia and to Canada
Tíolactha do na hÉireannaigh a
bhain fúthu í Halifax sa bhliain
1749 is mar aitheantas da . . . — — Map (db m113130) HM
On Hollis Street close to Morris Street, on the left when traveling south.
Charles Morris was Nova Scotia’s Chief Surveyor and one of he first residents of Halifax.
In 1750, on order from the founder of Halifax, Edward Cornwallis, Morris began surveying the entire peninsula, laying out new suburbs and 240 acres of . . . — — Map (db m77647) HM
D-Day and the
Battle of Normandy
6 June-21 August 1944
After months of elaborate planning, the largest seaborne invasion in modern history commenced on 6 June 1944 (D-Day) to liberate northwestern Europe from German . . . — — Map (db m139666) HM
Near Pinehaven Drive, 0.1 kilometers east of Purcell's Cove Road, on the right when traveling west.
These men died in captivity while serving the United States of America on land and sea during the War of 1812. They lie in unmarked graves here on Deadman's Island.
Followed by a list of 188 men identified by Name, Rank, Ship/Unit, and Date of . . . — — Map (db m44062) HM
Near York Redoubt Access Road, 0.2 kilometers east of Ferguson's Cove Road.
[English Text only shown] The Duke of York's Martello Tower was one of many small towers built for coastal defence throughout the British Empire. They were usually round, with stone walls too thick to be penetrated by cannon balls. This . . . — — Map (db m44629) HM
On Marginal Rd at Ta20 Rd, on the right when traveling north on Marginal Rd.
Dedicated 30 April 2006
Dedicated to the men and women of the
Canadian armed forces who left from
these shores and participated in the
liberation of the Netherlands
during World War II. We remember the over 5700 who paid the . . . — — Map (db m202799) HM WM
This plaque is dedicated to the memory of
Edmund Burke
distinguished scholar, missionary pastor, and prelate, having served for sixteen years, he was elected as Bishop of Sion and first Vicar Apostolic of Nova Scotia on July 4, 1817. He . . . — — Map (db m77747) HM
Near Upper Water Street just north of Duke Street, on the right when traveling north.
English:
An ambitious seaman from Liverpool, N.S., and sometime privateer, Enos Collins was reputed to be the richest man in British North America when he died. His fortune, amassed through shrewd investments in mercantile, . . . — — Map (db m139664) HM
On Windsor Street, on the right when traveling north.
Established in 1893, this non-denominational burial ground was originally known as the Green Lawn Cemetery. In 1894, the Fairview Lawn Cemetery Ltd. took over management of the cemetery which it operated for 50 years. Unable to fulfill its . . . — — Map (db m77857) HM
Near Union Street close to Kenny Street, on the left when traveling north.
This marker is composed exclusively pictures and their captions. There is a left side and a right side to the marker. Captions are presented left to right, then top to bottom. Click on the marker image to enlarge it. Left side
• . . . — — Map (db m77955) HM
France and Canada share a long history. Theirs is a story of enduring friendship.
It began 400 years ago, in Nova Scotia, the birthplace of Acadie, with the arrival of the first French settlers and of Samuel de Champlain at Port-Royal in 1605. . . . — — Map (db m77622) HM
English
The Island was first fortified when the British founded Halifax in 1749. During the period of the Acadian Deportation, 1755 to 1762, the island was sometimes a detention camp for Acadians prior to being shipped to other British . . . — — Map (db m77619) HM
Near Granville Street north of Duke Street, in the median.
English:
Born in Halifax, Newton had his first art lessons in Boston from his uncle Gilbert Stuart, painter of the George Washington portraits. Leaving for Europe in 1815 he settled in London and entered the Royal Academy Schools . . . — — Map (db m139597) HM
Near Lower Water Street just south of Sackville Street.
La regione del Veneto Alla Provincia di Novara Scozia in occasoine del quinto centenario dell arrivo in Canada di Giovanni Caboto
Halifax 23 Augusto, 1997
The Veneto Region
To the Province of Nova Scotia on . . . — — Map (db m139853) HM
On Barrington Street at Spring Garden Road, on the left when traveling north on Barrington Street.
On this site in 1802 was erected the school building which became the forerunner of Saint Mary’s University.
Edmund Burke, newly appointed as Roman Catholic Vicar General in Nova Scotia, had the two-storey structure built in the hope of . . . — — Map (db m77719) HM
Near University Avenue west of Lemarchant Street when traveling west.
English:
In September, 1814, a British military and naval expedition from Halifax, under Lieutenant General Sir John Coape Sherbrooke and Rear Admiral Edward Griffith, occupied the portion of Maine between the Penobscot and St. . . . — — Map (db m140379) HM
On Windsor Street, on the right when traveling south.
English Here, in Halifax, lie the remains of 150 victims of one of history’s most tragic maritime disasters. Just before midnight on 14 April 1912, the White Star liner RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic. The majestic . . . — — Map (db m77852) HM
On Sackville Street close to Brunswick Street, on the left when traveling north.
English
Built to defend against a land-based attack, the Halifax Citadel was the fourth in a series of forts to occupy this hill, The star-shaped fortress, completed in 1856, was the centerpiece of the extensive system of fortifications . . . — — Map (db m78258) HM
Near Argyle Street just south of Duke Street, on the left when traveling south.
English:
The Halifax City Hall, erected between 1887 and 1890, is the
largest and one of the oldest municipal buildings in Nova Scotia.
Designed by a local architect, Edward Elliot, its elegant facade
features an attractive and . . . — — Map (db m139509) HM
To the memory of
the Unidentified Dead.
Victims of the Great Disaster
December 6, 1917.
—————————————
Here lie buried
Unidentified Victims
of the
Halifax . . . — — Map (db m113041) HM
Near Upper Water Street close to Duke Street, on the left when traveling south.
English From the founding of Halifax in 1749 until the early twentieth century, this portion of the waterfront was associated with men and events in the civic and commercial life of the city. These seven typical warehouses and offices, . . . — — Map (db m77826) HM
The Cable Wharf was purpose built in 1913 by the Western Union Telegraph Company and measures 108 x 17 metres (355 x 54 feet). It is where the company’s cable ships, Minia, Lord Kelvin and Cyrus Field docked and underwent minor . . . — — Map (db m77595) HM
On George Street at the Waterfront, in the median on George Street.
Just inland from this place, Chebucto Landing, 2,576 first permanent settlers of Halifax came ashore from thirteen small ships in June 1749. Here, you are at the shore of one of the great natural harbours of the world, the focus of Halifax's . . . — — Map (db m113185) HM
Open for viewing daily, 10:00am to 5:00PM
Come visit the ship, on the waterfront,
behind the Maritime Museum Of The Atlantic
HMCS Sackville is the last of 267 Flower Class Corvettes
built for the Allied Navies during WWII.
Of . . . — — Map (db m112799) HM
Izaak Walton Killam, born in Yarmouth, N.S. in 1885, was the leading Canadian business person of the first half of the 20th Century. His Royal Securities Corporation owned, controlled or financed many of Canada's major companies, mainly in pulp . . . — — Map (db m113081) HM
On Beaufort Avenue at Belmont on the Arm, on the right when traveling east on Beaufort Avenue.
English:
A gifted lawyer, legislator, and judge, this Father of Confederation helped pave the way for Nova Scotia's reluctant entry into the new Dominion. He was a member of this colony's legislature and served as solicitor . . . — — Map (db m140961) HM
This monument is a universal symbol of a proud, strong and globally united Lebanese
community. The statue honours the early Lebanese settlers who, 130 years ago,
established a presence in this country, sewing the bonds of loyalty, faith, . . . — — Map (db m139674) HM
Near Barrington Street close to Spring Garden Road, on the right when traveling south.
English
Major General Ross sailed to North America in the summer of 1814 from the Peninsular War against France to command the British army on the east coast of the United States, opening a second front to relieve the pressure on the . . . — — Map (db m77877) HM
Near Barrington Street close to Spring Garden Road, on the left when traveling south.
On your left near this spot lie the remains of … / À votre gauche, près d’ici se trouvent les restes de ….
Mr. / M. John Samwell
Midshipman / Aspirant de marine • 1797-1813
Mr. / M. William Stevens
Boatswain / Maître de . . . — — Map (db m77897) HM
National Historic
Civil Engineering Site
Ocean Terminals
1912-1928
A tribute to the civil engineers
and contractors who designed and built these
ocean terminals Canadian Society for
Civil Engineering June 1998
Site historique . . . — — Map (db m139330) HM
On Barrington Street close to Garden Spring Road, on the left when traveling north.
This land was set aside as a common burial ground outside the stockade of the new fortified town of Halifax
First grave dug June 21, 1749
Granted to St. Paul’s Church June 17, 1793
Closed to burials August 18, 1844
Welsford-Parker Monument . . . — — Map (db m77743) HM
Near Barrington Street close to Spring Garden Road.
English
The Old Burying Ground, which contains more than 1,200 head and footstones, constitutes a unique concentration of gravestone art. A rich variety of styles, poignant images and carving skill is reflected in these old stones. The . . . — — Map (db m77784) HM
English
Celebrating Canada’s Immigrants
In the 1940s and 1950s, Canada opened its doors wide to European immigrants. With haunting wartime memories still fresh in their minds, men, women and children from diverse countries and . . . — — Map (db m77876) HM
Near Spring Garden Road close to Grafton Street, on the right when traveling west.
English
Author of the first Canadian novel of French expression, L’influence du’ livre (1837), written in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Philippe-Ignace-Françoise Aubert de Gaspé was born in Quebec City on April 8th, 1814. He worked from 1840 . . . — — Map (db m77825) HM
English
When the Canadian immigration complex known as Pier 21 closed its doors in March of 1971, it marked the end of a more than forty-year saga of human hope, vision, courage and resilience. From its opening on the Halifax waterfront in . . . — — Map (db m77616) HM
There are three plaques on this monument.
Pier 21 / Le Quai 21 English
This site witnessed the arrival of approximately one million immigrants, who have enriched the cultural mosaic of Canada. Opened in 1928, Pier 21 served . . . — — Map (db m77718) HM
On Spring Garden Road close to Barrington Street, on the right when traveling west.
This plaque is dedicated to the memory of
Pierre Maillard
who served as missionary to the Micmac Indians in this country for over thirty years, who succeeded in reconciling the Micmac to British rule, who celebrated the first mass and opened . . . — — Map (db m77723) HM
On Marginal Road at Ta20 Road, on the right when traveling north on Marginal Road.
Kamień z polski dla upamietnienia
emigrantów z ziem polskich
przybyłych do Kanady.
Ten kraj stał sie ich nowa ojczyzna.
A stone from Poland in honour of emigrants from Polish lands who contributed to . . . — — Map (db m202797) HM
English: The Port of Halifax is one of the world’s finest natural harbours. Ice-free year-round, its main channel depth of over 18 metres (60 feet) offers shippers some of the deepest and most navigable waters along the North American . . . — — Map (db m140099) HM
On Lower Water Street at Terminal Road, on the right when traveling north on Lower Water Street.
Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur
is celebrated as one of the world’s first action-adventure newspaper strips. It was created in 1937 by Nova Scotian artist Harold Rudolf Foster.
Foster was born hereabouts on Lower Water Street in 1892 . . . — — Map (db m205790) HM
On Hollis Street close to George Street, on the right when traveling south.
English
Province House is an architectural monument and the setting for signifiant events in Canadian political life. Begun in 1811 and opened in 1819 as the seat of government for Nova Scotia, it is one of the finest Palladian-style . . . — — Map (db m77858) HM
On Spring Garden Road just west of South Park Street, on the right when traveling west.
Hurricane Juan struck Halifax on September 29, 2003, devastating the Halifax Public Gardens. A volunteer-led foundation was formed to raise funds and restore the Gardens and historic Horticultural Hall.
This fountain and plaza were dedicated on . . . — — Map (db m112821) HM
In honour of the 100th Anniversary of Rotary International, Rotary Clubs of Halifax are pleased to join Waterfront Development Corporation limited in creating this performance platform and lookoff as a gift to the people of the Halifax . . . — — Map (db m139326) HM
On Road Ta 20 at Road Ta 20, on the right when traveling north on Road Ta 20.
Born in Cape Breton to Jewish immigrant parents who had fled Czarist Russia, Ruth Goldbloom was a legendary community volunteer, leader, and fundraiser. When she learned that Pier 21, then a shed on Halifax’s waterfront, had been the . . . — — Map (db m205789) HM
A native son and a great Nova Scotian, he received his early training in this city and became a highly regarded merchant, humanitarian and ship owner. All this was a prelude to his most successful venture, the founding of the British and North . . . — — Map (db m77879) HM
On Marginal Road east of Lower Water Street, on the right when traveling north.
English: Samuel Cunard was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia on November 21, 1787. He was the eldest son of Abraham and Margaret Cunard, United Empire Loyalists who emigrated from Philadelphia (Germantown) to Nova Scotia in 1783. His . . . — — Map (db m139200) HM
Near Marginal Road close to Terminal Road when traveling east.
This memorial was erected
by the
Atlantic Chief and Petty Officies Association
to commemorate the
Ships and Men of the Royal Canadian Navy
who failed to return through enemy action,
stress of weather and accidents during
The Battle of . . . — — Map (db m77646) WM
On Ta39 Road, 0.3 kilometers south of Point Pleasant Drive when traveling south.
English: Born in Halifax of Loyalist parentage, Cunard founded in the maritime provinces a commercial empire embracing banking, lumber, land, coal and, especially, shipping. Involved in transatlantic steam navigation from its early . . . — — Map (db m139202) HM
On Hollis Street close to George Street, on the right when traveling south.
Erected
by the people of
Nova Scotia
in honor
of those who served
and in memory of
those who fell in the
South African Campaign
1898 - 1902 — — Map (db m77859) WM
English
St. Mary’s holds a central position in the history of Roman Catholicism in Nova Scotia. Begun in 1820, the church demonstrated the enhanced ecclesiastical status of the province, which acquired its own Bishop in 1818, and witnessed . . . — — Map (db m77721) HM
Near Argyle Street just north of Prince Street, on the left when traveling south.
English:
Completed in 1750, St. Paul’s was the first church outside Great Britain to be designated as an Anglican cathedral. Between 1787 and 1864 it served as the cathedral church of the See of Nova Scotia. For 96 years St. . . . — — Map (db m139686) HM
On George Street at the Waterfront, in the median on George Street.
The Naval Dockyard Clock was fabricated in London, England in 1767 by Ayneth Thwaites. It has kept time in peace and war for generations of sailors and dockyard civilian workers from 1772 to 1993. The Dockyard Clock is the last . . . — — Map (db m113186) HM
On Duke Street just east of Argyle Street, on the left when traveling east.
The hands on the north clock face in the City Hall tower, opposite on Duke Street, are permanently fixed at 9:04:35 the exact moment of the wartime Halifax Explosion the morning of 6 December 1917.
The clock face, a replica of the City Hall . . . — — Map (db m139510) HM
This monument/marker is made up of four panels, two in English and two in French. Each language has a panel dealing with The Grand Dérangement and Georges Island. On top is a large, round medallion featuring a map showing Acadian deportation . . . — — Map (db m77625) HM
Near Argyle Street south of Duke Street, on the left when traveling south.
This has been the central gathering place of our people since the founding of Halifax in 1749.
Saint Paul’s Church was established by Royal Charter in our founding year, becoming the first church in the city and the oldest Protestant church in . . . — — Map (db m139593) HM
On Spring Garden Road at Grafton Street, on the right when traveling east on Spring Garden Road.
English:
The Halifax Court House was designed in 1858 by the Toronto architectural firm of William Thomas and Sons and since its completion in 1863 has housed both county and provincial courts. The building’s importance is . . . — — Map (db m139600) HM
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