view gallery |  Halifax Armoury - Halifax, NS
in Atlantic Canada Heritage Properties The Drill Hall, AKA the Armouries, is a very large rough stone building across North Park Street from Halifax Common in north central Halifax. posted by: T0SHEA location: Nova Scotia, Canada date approved: 05/12/2018 last visited: 10/05/2017 |
view gallery |  Africville - Halifax, NS
in Atlantic Canada Heritage Properties 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. posted by: T0SHEA location: Nova Scotia, Canada date approved: 05/08/2018 last visited: 10/15/2017 |
view gallery |  The Windsor Agricultural Fair - Windsor, NS
in Atlantic Canada Heritage Properties Begun in 1765, the Windsor Agricultural Fair will open for the 251st time in 2016. posted by: T0SHEA location: Nova Scotia, Canada date approved: 05/08/2018 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Antigonish County Court House - Antigonish, NS
in Atlantic Canada Heritage Properties Relatively small and unassuming, the Antigonish County Courthouse is very much representative of mid nineteenth century courthouses of Nova Scotia. posted by: T0SHEA location: Nova Scotia, Canada date approved: 05/08/2018 last visited: 09/20/2022 |
view gallery |  The Selkirk Settlement - Belfast, PEI
in Atlantic Canada Heritage Properties 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. posted by: T0SHEA location: Prince Edward Island, Canada date approved: 05/07/2018 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Ten Acadian National Conventions - Miscouche, PEI
in Atlantic Canada Heritage Properties 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: T0SHEA location: Prince Edward Island, Canada date approved: 05/07/2018 last visited: 06/10/2019 |
view gallery |  Deportation of the Inhabitants of Ile Saint-Jean - Fort Amherst, PEI
in Atlantic Canada Heritage Properties 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. posted by: T0SHEA location: Prince Edward Island, Canada date approved: 05/07/2018 last visited: never |
view gallery |  First Submarine Telegraph Cable - Cape Traverse, PEI
in Atlantic Canada Heritage Properties 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. posted by: T0SHEA location: Prince Edward Island, Canada date approved: 05/07/2018 last visited: 07/08/2019 |
view gallery |  Ice Boat Service - Cape Traverse, PEI
in Atlantic Canada Heritage Properties 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. posted by: T0SHEA location: Prince Edward Island, Canada date approved: 05/07/2018 last visited: 07/08/2019 |
view gallery |  Pictou Academy - Pictou, NS
in Atlantic Canada Heritage Properties 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. posted by: T0SHEA location: Nova Scotia, Canada date approved: 05/07/2018 last visited: 09/04/2018 |
view gallery |  Springhill Coal Mining - Springhill, NS
in Atlantic Canada Heritage Properties Springhill actually has a pair of claims to fame, its coal mining history and as the home of songstress Anne Murray. posted by: T0SHEA location: Nova Scotia, Canada date approved: 05/07/2018 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst - Anchor Point, Rocky Point, PEI
in Atlantic Canada Heritage Properties 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. posted by: T0SHEA location: Prince Edward Island, Canada date approved: 05/07/2018 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Truro Post Office - Truro, NS
in Atlantic Canada Heritage Properties 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. posted by: T0SHEA location: Nova Scotia, Canada date approved: 05/03/2018 last visited: 02/12/2022 |
view gallery |  Pictou Railway Station - Pictou, NS
in Atlantic Canada Heritage Properties Built circa 1904 for the Intercolonial Railroad, this station saw its last passengers pass through in 1963. posted by: T0SHEA location: Nova Scotia, Canada date approved: 04/30/2018 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Thinkers' Lodge - Pugwash, NS
in Atlantic Canada Heritage Properties 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. posted by: T0SHEA location: Nova Scotia, Canada date approved: 04/30/2018 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Shaw's Hotel - Brackley, PEI
in Atlantic Canada Heritage Properties 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. posted by: T0SHEA location: Prince Edward Island, Canada date approved: 04/30/2018 last visited: 07/08/2019 |
view gallery |  Former Summerside Post Office - Summerside, PE
in Atlantic Canada Heritage Properties For many years the main post office in Summerside, this old building now serves the city as part of the town hall. posted by: T0SHEA location: Prince Edward Island, Canada date approved: 04/30/2018 last visited: 05/14/2018 |
view gallery |  St. Peters Anglican Cemetery - Charlottetown, PEI
in Atlantic Canada Heritage Properties 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. posted by: T0SHEA location: Prince Edward Island, Canada date approved: 04/19/2018 last visited: 09/01/2018 |
view gallery |  Trinity Anglican Church - Jordan Falls, NS
in Atlantic Canada Heritage Properties 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. posted by: T0SHEA location: Nova Scotia, Canada date approved: 01/08/2018 last visited: never |
view gallery |  5480-82 Clyde Street - Halifax, NS
in Atlantic Canada Heritage Properties 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. posted by: T0SHEA location: Nova Scotia, Canada date approved: 01/06/2018 last visited: never |
view gallery |  5476 Clyde Street - Halifax, NS
in Atlantic Canada Heritage Properties 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. posted by: T0SHEA location: Nova Scotia, Canada date approved: 01/06/2018 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Jerusalem Warehouse - Halifax, NS
in Atlantic Canada Heritage Properties Very prominently situated at the confluence of Barrington, Upper Water and Hollis Streets, this building is right at the northern end of "Old Halifax". posted by: T0SHEA location: Nova Scotia, Canada date approved: 01/05/2018 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Art Gallery of Nova Scotia - Halifax, NS
in Atlantic Canada Heritage Properties Originally the Dominion Building, this magnificently embellished stone edifice became home to the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in 1988 posted by: T0SHEA location: Nova Scotia, Canada date approved: 01/04/2018 last visited: 11/21/2018 |
view gallery |  Bank of Nova Scotia - Halifax, NS
in Atlantic Canada Heritage Properties A wonderfully decorated Art Deco building, the Bank of Nova Scotia continues in service as a bank. posted by: T0SHEA location: Nova Scotia, Canada date approved: 01/04/2018 last visited: 12/16/2021 |
view gallery |  Masonic Building - Halifax, NS
in Atlantic Canada Heritage Properties 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: T0SHEA location: Nova Scotia, Canada date approved: 01/04/2018 last visited: 05/28/2023 |
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