Category Archives: history

Margaretsville Lighthouse

Posted on January 12, 2019 by Katherine

Margaretsville Lighthouse – Bay of Fundy, Margaretsville Built in 1859, the Margaretsville Lighthouse is a square wooden tower with sloping sides, Constructed in the common pepper-shaker style, the lighthouse is 9.4 meters high with a wide black horizontal stripe. The … Continue reading →

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Canadian Forces Base Cornwallis – barracks

Posted on January 12, 2019 by Katherine

One of the barracks at the former Canadian Forces Base Cornwallis HMCS Cornwallis began as a training facility for new entry seamen and subsequently expanded to include the Leadership Division for naval officers, and summer training for cadets in the … Continue reading →

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Fort Point Museum

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Katherine

Fort Point Museum Fort Point is located on a narrow point of the LaHave River, across from Kraut Point and Romkey Head on Dublin Bay. You might think that this being Fort Point, that the lighthouse would be the Fort … Continue reading →

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St. John Evangelist Anglican Church

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Katherine

The back entrance and a view of Crooked Channel St. John Evangelist Anglican Church is a small Victorian Gothic Revival building located on Bell Island in the LaHave Islands, on a hill overlooking Crooked Channel. The church was built and … Continue reading →

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HMCS Cormorant (ASL 20)

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Katherine

HMCS Cormorant was a Royal Canadian Navy dive tender.  She started life in 1965 as Aspa Quarto, an Italian stern trawler fishing vessel. Aspa Quarto was purchased by the Canadian Navy in July 1975 and taken to Davie Shipbuilding at … Continue reading →

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National War Memorial – Ottawa

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Katherine

National War Memorial – Ottawa The National War Memorial, also known as “The Response,” was unveiled in 1939 to commemorate the service of Canadians in the First World War 1914-1918. The memorial has come to symbolize the sacrifice of all … Continue reading →

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Anderson Cove

Posted on December 26, 2018 by Katherine

The smoke house and winch shack – Anderson Cove There’s a story that fisherman and fish plant owner Bobby Longmire fixed up an old winch shed at Anderson Cove and turned it into a small museum.  There’s no hint of … Continue reading →

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The churches of Nova Scotia

Posted on December 26, 2018 by Katherine

One of the churches of Nova Scotia – Young’s Cove, Hampton, Nova Scotia This one was a mystery as there were no signs on the building, and although I had checked my usual sources, I could not find any information … Continue reading →

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Bridgetown railway bridge

Posted on December 25, 2018 by Katherine

The Dominion Atlantic Railway (DAR) bridge over the Annapolis River in Bridgetown The Windsor and Annapolis Railway (W&A) constructed its mainline between Windsor and Annapolis Royal through the area in 1868, crossing over the Annapolis River at Bridgetown on a … Continue reading →

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Phinney Cove United Baptist Church

Posted on December 25, 2018 by Katherine

Phinney Cove United Baptist Church – one of the churches of Nova Scotia

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