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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. According to General Orders of ...
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.
Privateer's Warehouse, Historic Properties: 1869 Upper Water Street Commercial grouping reflecting Halifax's 19th century development 1790 The Bower (Halifax, Nova Scotia) [1] 5918 Rogers Drive Brenton Halliburton's home 1790 York Redoubt: 300 Fergusons Cove Rd, Fergusons Cove: Major seaward defences of Halifax Harbour until World War II: 1793
The first caretaker of the Citadel Clock had the surname Dechman [citation needed]. Restoration work on the Town Clock has taken place at various times during the 20th century, with the property passing into the care of Parks Canada, which has responsibility for the Citadel Hill National Historic Site. The caretaker position ceased in 1965 with ...
Numerous National Historic Events also occurred across Nova Scotia, and are identified at places associated with them, using the same style of federal plaque which marks National Historic Sites. Several National Historic Persons are commemorated throughout the province in the same way. The markers do not indicate which designation—a Site ...
Halifax Citadel National Historic Site: Halifax: Halifax Regional Municipality: Metro Halifax: Military: 19th-century fort with living history demonstrations Haliburton House Museum: Windsor: Hants: Fundy Shore: Biographical: Part of the Nova Scotia Museum, home of author Thomas Chandler Haliburton: Halifax and South Western Railway Museum ...
Halifax Citadel National Historic Site of Canada; Halifax City Hall; Halifax Court House; Halifax Public Gardens; Henry House (Halifax, Nova Scotia) Hydrostone; K.
The city is overlooked by a large museum and national historic site, the Halifax Citadel not far from the province's Natural History Museum. The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic , the oldest and largest maritime museum in Canada explores the cultural and technology of the province's seafaring heritage.