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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.
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
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.
A Citadel Hill is a hilltop military stronghold. It can also refer to: Citadel Hill (Fort George), a glacial drumlin on Halifax, Nova Scotia and the site of Fort George; Jabal al-Qal'a, a hill in Amman, Jordan and the site of a 2000-year-old Roman stronghold
From then on, the English used the hill as a fortress, mounting 24-pound cannon, taking advantage of its 972-foot height. [1] In 1711 and 1731, lightning destroyed the gunpowder magazine. By 1736, the fort had 49 guns. Since 1795, 40 members of "The St. Christopher Corps of Embodied Slaves" served at the fort, armed with pikes and cutlasses.
The 78th Highlanders (Halifax Citadel) Pipe Band is a grade one pipe band formed in 1983 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. [5] They work in conjunction with a re-enactor troop for the 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot , the regiment that spent almost three years stationed at Citadel Hill (Fort George) (1869-1871).
The original settlement was clustered in the southeastern part of the peninsula along The Narrows, between a series of forts (Fort Needham to the north, Fort George (Citadel Hill) in the middle, and Fort Massey to the south) and the harbour. With time, the settlement expanded beyond its walls and gradually encroached over the entire peninsula ...
The Amherst camp was one of three internment camps in Nova Scotia. The others were on Melville Island in the Northwest Arm of Halifax Harbour and in Citadel Hill (Fort George). Unlike the rest of Canada, where internees were mostly of Eastern European origin, the internees in Nova Scotia were mainly German reservists. [1]