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Citadel Hill is a National Historic Site in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.Four fortifications have been constructed on Citadel Hill since the city was founded by the English in 1749, and were referred to as Fort George—but only the third fort (built between 1794 and 1800) was officially named Fort George.
Areas that can be toured on Brimstone Hill include the Fort George Citadel (which includes the Fort George Museum), the Western Place of Arms and the Eastern Place of Arms, all accessed via a steep walk up from the main parking area via a set of ramps and steps.
In 1729, Christian Lilly was assigned the task of building a fort which, after being built, became known as Fort George in honour of King George I of Great Britain. Lilly had built some of the walls at the Royal Citadel, Plymouth, and the bastion at Fort George was designed as a smaller version of the Citadel. [1]
Fort George on Citadel Hill, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Fort Anne, in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia; Fort Beauséjour, in Aulac, New Brunswick; Citadel of Quebec, in Quebec City, Quebec; Fort George, Citadel Hill, in Halifax, Nova Scotia [2] Fort George, in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario [3] Fort Mississauga, in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
In 1749, the island was named "George Island" after King George II, and then finally, in 1963, it was renamed "Georges Island". Upon the arrival of Edward Cornwallis and the outbreak of Father Le Loutre's War, fortifications were established on Citadel Hill (Fort George) (1749) and Georges Island (Fort Charlotte) (1750).
Front of the town clock Halifax Town Clock from behind, as seen from Citadel Hill. The Town Clock, also sometimes called the Old Town Clock or Citadel Clock Tower, is a clock tower located at Fort George in the urban core of Halifax, the capital city of Nova Scotia.
Fort George is situated in Saint Peter Port, ... Johnston, Peter, The Building of Fort George Citadel 1779-1782 - Part 1, Review of the Guernsey Society, ...
Fort George, Nova Scotia, a.k.a. Halifax Citadel National Historic Site in Halifax, Nova Scotia Fort George, A townsite later amalgamated into Prince George, British Columbia Fort George (electoral district) , a provincial electoral district centered on the town of Prince George, British Columbia