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This article is a list of historic places in Halifax, Nova Scotia listed on the Canadian Register of Historic Places, all of which are designated as historic places either locally, provincially, federally or by more than one level of government. References to municipalities in the chart are to communities located within Halifax.
The church enjoyed a papal visit from Pope John Paul II in September 1984; that year was the 200th anniversary of the precedent set by the laity of Halifax of forcing the repeal of the anti-Catholic legislation in Nova Scotia, and the British Empire. [3] The basilica was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1997. [4]
The Quinpool District refers to a commercial district of Halifax, Nova Scotia, encompassing the eastern portion of Quinpool Road as well as the streets directly north and south of it. Prominent landmarks on Quinpool Road include the Atlantica Hotel, the Oxford Theatre, and an eclectic variety of local businesses, including many popular Chinese ...
The Statue of Our Lady of Lebanon is a French-made, 13-ton statue, made of bronze and painted white, [4] of the Virgin Mary.It was erected in 1907 on top of a hill, 650 meters above sea level, in the village of Harissa, 20 km north of Beirut in honor of Our Lady of Lebanon.
Irish settlers first came to Nova Scotia in 1749. They were mostly from southeastern Ireland. Halifax was the preferred place of their settlement. Although they were not well-off, they regularly invested money to support the building of St. Mary's Basilica and St. Patrick's Church in Halifax. [5]
The Bedford Highway is a highway in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia that is part of Trunk 2.It runs around the western side of the Bedford Basin.The highway starts at the Windsor Street intersection on the Halifax Peninsula and passes by the communities of Fairview, Rockingham, and Bedford, where it becomes part of Trunk 1 to Highway 101.
Terence Bay (Canada 2021 Census population 678) [1] is a rural fishing community on the Chebucto Peninsula in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. It is located on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean, 10 km off the Prospect Road, off Route 333, 21.2 kilometers from Halifax. The community has the status of designated place in Canadian ...
They had come to Nova Scotia between 1750 and 1752 to settle Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Contrary to belief, they were not Huguenots. The church is the community is St. Paul's Church. [3] [4] In 1901, the Halifax and Southwestern Railway was built through the area and the railway choose the name French Village for the station serving the three ...