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KNOWLEDGE OF Halifax
Founded in 1749, Halifax is steeped in British military tradition. A magnificent statue of Winston Churchill in front of the Spring Garden Road Memorial Public Library is a lasting testament to the British connection, and the Union Jack flies on buildings throughout the city.
The city's protected harbour was ideally suited to stave off invaders. Halifax's active involvement with naval affairs began in 1758, when a large dockyard area was built. The following year, Halifax operated as a base for British forces attacking the French fort at nearby Louisbourg.
War brought prosperity to Halifax. The Seven Years' War was the first conflict that escalated the city's development. The Fortress of Louisbourg is a flourishing historical site visited by thousands of tourists annually.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, privateers used Halifax to unload pirated booty. Permitted to keep a portion of the stolen goods, they shipped the rest to Britain. Harbourside Market at Privateers Wharf is now a popular shopping district. Further south on the waterfront is The Brewery, where gigantic barrels of plunder were transferred to ships Britain bound. Today it is home to The Halifax Farmers' Market and Alexander Keith's Brewery Tour.
During the War of American Independence, Loyalists—Americans who chose not to side with the revolutionaries—flocked to the city. Between 1785 and 1792, Dartmouth was headquarters of a whaling company established when Quaker families arrived from the Island of Nantucket. Their history can be investigated at the Quaker House in Dartmouth.
Large numbers of black Loyalists also settled in the area, followed by a contingent of immigrants from Jamaica. Together, they helped create what is now the largest indigenous black community in Canada.
The Halifax Citadel, sits high above the streets of Halifax. Within its ironstone walls and ramparts are a military museum, garrison cells, soldiers' barracks and a fully restored powder magazine. At the foot of Citadel Hill, The Old Clock Tower is the city's most distinctive landmark, built by the punctuality-conscious Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, in 1803.
Halifax has witnessed several marine disasters. After the Titanic struck an iceberg on April 14, 1912, The Mackay-Bennett, a Halifax-based cable ship, recovered 306 bodies, many of which were buried at sea. Of the 209 bodies brought to Halifax, 150 are interred in city cemeteries.
The Halifax Explosion of December 6, 1917 leveled most of the Halifax peninsula when a French munitions ship and a Norwegian vessel collided in the harbour. More than 1,700 people died and 4,000 were injured when the French ship exploded. It took years for the city to recover.
The first area of the flattened city to be rebuilt was a neighbourhood called Hydrostone. Distinguished by its unique stone buildings, the upscale neighbourhood now functions as small family homes and the popular Hydrostone Market .
The city's protected harbour was ideally suited to stave off invaders. Halifax's active involvement with naval affairs began in 1758, when a large dockyard area was built. The following year, Halifax operated as a base for British forces attacking the French fort at nearby Louisbourg.
War brought prosperity to Halifax. The Seven Years' War was the first conflict that escalated the city's development. The Fortress of Louisbourg is a flourishing historical site visited by thousands of tourists annually.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, privateers used Halifax to unload pirated booty. Permitted to keep a portion of the stolen goods, they shipped the rest to Britain. Harbourside Market at Privateers Wharf is now a popular shopping district. Further south on the waterfront is The Brewery, where gigantic barrels of plunder were transferred to ships Britain bound. Today it is home to The Halifax Farmers' Market and Alexander Keith's Brewery Tour.
During the War of American Independence, Loyalists—Americans who chose not to side with the revolutionaries—flocked to the city. Between 1785 and 1792, Dartmouth was headquarters of a whaling company established when Quaker families arrived from the Island of Nantucket. Their history can be investigated at the Quaker House in Dartmouth.
Large numbers of black Loyalists also settled in the area, followed by a contingent of immigrants from Jamaica. Together, they helped create what is now the largest indigenous black community in Canada.
The Halifax Citadel, sits high above the streets of Halifax. Within its ironstone walls and ramparts are a military museum, garrison cells, soldiers' barracks and a fully restored powder magazine. At the foot of Citadel Hill, The Old Clock Tower is the city's most distinctive landmark, built by the punctuality-conscious Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, in 1803.
Halifax has witnessed several marine disasters. After the Titanic struck an iceberg on April 14, 1912, The Mackay-Bennett, a Halifax-based cable ship, recovered 306 bodies, many of which were buried at sea. Of the 209 bodies brought to Halifax, 150 are interred in city cemeteries.
The Halifax Explosion of December 6, 1917 leveled most of the Halifax peninsula when a French munitions ship and a Norwegian vessel collided in the harbour. More than 1,700 people died and 4,000 were injured when the French ship exploded. It took years for the city to recover.
The first area of the flattened city to be rebuilt was a neighbourhood called Hydrostone. Distinguished by its unique stone buildings, the upscale neighbourhood now functions as small family homes and the popular Hydrostone Market .
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