Category: history

on January 22, 2025

Boeing 737-100

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The prototype Boeing 737-100 at the Museum Of Flight The Museum’s aircraft is the very first 737 ever produced. It was the last new airplane to be manufactured at Boeing Plant 2. The aircraft made its first flight with Brien Wygle and Lew Wallick at the controls on April 9, 1967. Boeing used the 737

on September 28, 2024

Brier Island Lighthouse

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Brier Island Lighthouse – West edge of Brier Island

on September 1, 2024

Fort Point Museum

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Fort Point Museum National Historic Site Fort Point, established by Isaac de Razilly in 1632, was the first capital of what was then known as New France. This site is now part of the Fort Point Museum in LaHave, Nova Scotia, where visitors can explore various displays about Acadian history. One unique feature is the

on August 9, 2024

An Old Wharf

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The remains of an old wharf fading into history as it is reclaimed by relentless weather and the Atlantic Ocean

on August 8, 2024

The Once Was A Wharf

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The Atlantic Ocean is slowly reclaiming disused structures such as this old wharf that may have included a marine railway at one point.

on August 3, 2024

Cape St. Marys Lighthouse

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Cape St. Marys Lighthouse, the memorial to the local fishermen lost at sea, and a trio of flags on a windy day.

on July 24, 2024

Port Clyde Bridges

A bit of Nova Scotia . bridges . history . Nova Scotia . trains Article

The Highway 309 bridge spans Lyle harbour in Port Clyde The former rail bridge is now is used as part of the Port Clyde Trail

on July 24, 2024

Musée des Acadiens des Pubnico

A bit of Nova Scotia . history . museum . Nova Scotia Article

Musée des Acadiens des Pubnico The Acadians are the descendants of 17th and 18th-century French settlers who established themselves in parts of Acadia (French: Acadie), which encompassed present-day Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and parts of Quebec and Maine. These settlers hailed primarily from southwestern and southern France, historically known as Occitania. Some

on July 19, 2024

Port Latour

A bit of Nova Scotia . abandoned . buildings . history . Nova Scotia Article

An old house in Port Latour – it looks like someone had tried to fix it up and then abandoned the project. I try to stop when I see a once beautiful house fading away…

on July 19, 2024

Clyde River

A bit of Nova Scotia . black and white . history . Nova Scotia Article

The cemetery and the deconsecrated church in Clyde River

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