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Originally started as a site for Nova Scotia historic heritage properties, this category has been expanded to become a site for cataloguing and increasing awareness of heritage properties in Atlantic Canada, home of Canada's oldest settlements.
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Atlantic Canada Heritage PropertiesHalifax Armoury - Halifax, NS

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The Drill Hall, AKA the Armouries, is a very large rough stone building across North Park Street from Halifax Common in north central Halifax.

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location: Nova Scotia, Canada

date approved: 05/12/2018

last visited: 10/05/2017

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Atlantic Canada Heritage PropertiesAfricville - Halifax, NS

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One of the darker periods in Canadian history is the story of Halifax's Africville and the treatment of the African Canadians who lived there.

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location: Nova Scotia, Canada

date approved: 05/08/2018

last visited: 10/15/2017

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Atlantic Canada Heritage PropertiesThe Windsor Agricultural Fair - Windsor, NS

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Begun in 1765, the Windsor Agricultural Fair will open for the 251st time in 2016.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: Nova Scotia, Canada

date approved: 05/08/2018

last visited: never

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Atlantic Canada Heritage PropertiesAntigonish County Court House - Antigonish, NS

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Relatively small and unassuming, the Antigonish County Courthouse is very much representative of mid nineteenth century courthouses of Nova Scotia.

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location: Nova Scotia, Canada

date approved: 05/08/2018

last visited: 09/20/2022

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Atlantic Canada Heritage PropertiesThe Selkirk Settlement - Belfast, PEI

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On the shore of Orwell Bay in Southern Kings County is a campground and park, Lord Selkirk Campground, in which stand several monuments to the settlers of Belfast and area.

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location: Prince Edward Island, Canada

date approved: 05/07/2018

last visited: never

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Atlantic Canada Heritage PropertiesTen Acadian National Conventions - Miscouche, PEI

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Along Highway 2 at the eastern end of Miscouche one will find the Acadia Museum, a museum dedicated to the history of the Acadians on Prince Edward Island.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: Prince Edward Island, Canada

date approved: 05/07/2018

last visited: 06/10/2019

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Atlantic Canada Heritage PropertiesDeportation of the Inhabitants of Ile Saint-Jean - Fort Amherst, PEI

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At the edge of the parking lot, near the interpretive centre for Fort Amherst, are a pair of CNHS plaques, one for the fort itself and this one, relating the story of the deportation of the Acadians from Ile Saint-Jean.

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location: Prince Edward Island, Canada

date approved: 05/07/2018

last visited: never

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Atlantic Canada Heritage PropertiesFirst Submarine Telegraph Cable - Cape Traverse, PEI

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In a shady spot under a spruce tree, mounted on a low concrete plinth is this plaque, relating the story of the laying of the first substantial submarine cable in America, from nearby Carlton Head, PEI to Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick.

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location: Prince Edward Island, Canada

date approved: 05/07/2018

last visited: 07/08/2019

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Atlantic Canada Heritage PropertiesIce Boat Service - Cape Traverse, PEI

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Those crafty Islanders, faced with a combination of water, ice and drifting ice on the Northumberland Strait, quickly worked out a means of reliable communication between the Island and the mainland.

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location: Prince Edward Island, Canada

date approved: 05/07/2018

last visited: 07/08/2019

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Atlantic Canada Heritage PropertiesPictou Academy - Pictou, NS

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Still active as a public school within the Nova Scotia public school system, Pictou Academy was founded in 1816 by Presbyterian minister Dr. Thomas McCulloch.

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location: Nova Scotia, Canada

date approved: 05/07/2018

last visited: 09/04/2018

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Atlantic Canada Heritage PropertiesSpringhill Coal Mining - Springhill, NS

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Springhill actually has a pair of claims to fame, its coal mining history and as the home of songstress Anne Murray.

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location: Nova Scotia, Canada

date approved: 05/07/2018

last visited: never

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Atlantic Canada Heritage PropertiesPort-la-Joye–Fort Amherst - Anchor Point, Rocky Point, PEI

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Though these forts' buildings are long gone, the earthworks of the forts, some small remnants of the forts and remnants of nearby farms are still visible.

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location: Prince Edward Island, Canada

date approved: 05/07/2018

last visited: never

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Atlantic Canada Heritage PropertiesTruro Post Office - Truro, NS

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Built beginning in 1883, the former Truro Post Office is the design of Thomas Fuller, a very prolific architect in the latter half of the nineteenth century.

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location: Nova Scotia, Canada

date approved: 05/03/2018

last visited: 02/12/2022

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Atlantic Canada Heritage PropertiesPictou Railway Station - Pictou, NS

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Built circa 1904 for the Intercolonial Railroad, this station saw its last passengers pass through in 1963.

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location: Nova Scotia, Canada

date approved: 04/30/2018

last visited: never

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Atlantic Canada Heritage PropertiesThinkers' Lodge - Pugwash, NS

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In 1957 Thinkers' Lodge became one of the most important places in the world when it hosted the first of the Pugwash Conferences of Science and World Affairs.

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location: Nova Scotia, Canada

date approved: 04/30/2018

last visited: never

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Atlantic Canada Heritage PropertiesShaw's Hotel - Brackley, PEI

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In operation for 155 years, Shaw's Hotel is the oldest family operated inn in Canada, today under the ownership of the fourth generation of Shaws since it opened.

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location: Prince Edward Island, Canada

date approved: 04/30/2018

last visited: 07/08/2019

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Atlantic Canada Heritage PropertiesFormer Summerside Post Office - Summerside, PE

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For many years the main post office in Summerside, this old building now serves the city as part of the town hall.

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location: Prince Edward Island, Canada

date approved: 04/30/2018

last visited: 05/14/2018

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Atlantic Canada Heritage PropertiesSt. Peters Anglican Cemetery - Charlottetown, PEI

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Initially a Roman Catholic cemetery, St. Peters Anglican was abandoned by the Catholics in 1843 and later purchased by the Anglicans in 1869. For its heritage value, the cemetery has been declared a Charlottetown Heritage Resource.

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location: Prince Edward Island, Canada

date approved: 04/19/2018

last visited: 09/01/2018

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Atlantic Canada Heritage PropertiesTrinity Anglican Church - Jordan Falls, NS

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A little village church with a totally unique steeple, Trinity Anglican is a good excuse for passers by to stop, get out and stretch their legs.

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location: Nova Scotia, Canada

date approved: 01/08/2018

last visited: never

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Atlantic Canada Heritage Properties5480-82 Clyde Street - Halifax, NS

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One of two Georgian style townhouses in the Schmidtville Historic District, this house, and its partner, represent a type of house once quite prevalent in Halifax.

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location: Nova Scotia, Canada

date approved: 01/06/2018

last visited: never

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Atlantic Canada Heritage Properties5476 Clyde Street - Halifax, NS

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One of two Georgian style townhouses in the Schmidtville Historic District, this house, and its partner, represent a type of house once quite prevalent in Halifax.

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location: Nova Scotia, Canada

date approved: 01/06/2018

last visited: never

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Atlantic Canada Heritage PropertiesJerusalem Warehouse - Halifax, NS

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Very prominently situated at the confluence of Barrington, Upper Water and Hollis Streets, this building is right at the northern end of "Old Halifax".

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location: Nova Scotia, Canada

date approved: 01/05/2018

last visited: never

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Atlantic Canada Heritage PropertiesArt Gallery of Nova Scotia - Halifax, NS

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Originally the Dominion Building, this magnificently embellished stone edifice became home to the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in 1988

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location: Nova Scotia, Canada

date approved: 01/04/2018

last visited: 11/21/2018

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Atlantic Canada Heritage PropertiesBank of Nova Scotia - Halifax, NS

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A wonderfully decorated Art Deco building, the Bank of Nova Scotia continues in service as a bank.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: Nova Scotia, Canada

date approved: 01/04/2018

last visited: 12/16/2021

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Atlantic Canada Heritage PropertiesMasonic Building - Halifax, NS

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With a history that dates back to 1738 and Canada's first Masonic Lodge, the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia was officially Founded in 1866.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: Nova Scotia, Canada

date approved: 01/04/2018

last visited: 05/28/2023

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