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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.
The list of historic places in the province of Nova Scotia contains heritage sites listed on the Canadian Register of Historic Places (CRHP), all of which are designated as historic places either locally, provincially, federally or by more than one level of government.
A town is a type of municipality in the Canadian Province of Nova Scotia. Towns are incorporated by order by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board pursuant to sections 383 through 388 of Nova Scotia's Municipal Government Act. [1] Nova Scotia had 26 towns at the time of the 2016 Census. In 2016, the towns had a cumulative population of 97,495.
The town presents a vast sample of maritime and Canadian architecture of the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. Considered one of the oldest inhabited in the country, the town has preserved its fortifications as well as the old cemetery, the oldest in the country. The district itself includes 135 heritage buildings. [5] Annapolis Royal in 1753
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia: 1723 Hollis Street Built to house Nova Scotia's pre-Confederation Post Office, Customs House and Railway Department. 1869 (completed) Fort Charlotte: Halifax Harbour: Fort Charlotte, together with associated caponiers and outbuildings, form part of original Halifax Defence Complex; access to Georges Island is restricted
The community of Halifax, Nova Scotia was created on 1 April 1996, when the City of Dartmouth, the City of Halifax, the Town of Bedford, and the County of Halifax amalgamated and formed the Halifax Regional Municipality.
Annapolis Royal is a town in and the county seat of Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada.The community, known as Port Royal before 1710, [2] is recognised as having one of the longest histories in North America, preceding the settlements at Plymouth, Jamestown and Quebec. [3]
Aside from being an excellent example of Second Empire architecture, Truro Old Normal College, built in 1877, is a testament to the movement to standardize and improve teacher training in the second half of the 19th century, and is associated with the development of Nova Scotia's public education system. Truro Post Office [93] 1886 (completed) 1983