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The North End Halifax neighbourhood of Richmond bore the brunt of the explosion. [106] In 1917, Richmond was considered a working-class neighbourhood and had few paved roads. After the explosion, the Halifax Relief Commission approached the reconstruction of Richmond as an opportunity to improve and modernize the city's North End.
St. Mary's Basilica, Halifax: 1531 Spring Garden Road Central role in the religious history of Nova Scotia. 1820–29 Henry House: 1222 Barrington Street Common 19th century urban type in local ironstone; residence of Father of Confederation, William A. Henry: 1834 St. George's Anglican Church Rectory (Trinity House) 5435 Cornwallis Street
The community of Halifax, Nova Scotia was created on 1 April 1996, when the City of Dartmouth, the City of Halifax, the Town of Bedford, and the County of Halifax amalgamated and formed the Halifax Regional Municipality. The former City of Halifax was dissolved, and transformed into the Community of Halifax within the municipality.
1865 Hollis Street; 1866 Upper Water Street Halifax NS 44°38′59″N 63°34′26″W / 44.6498°N 63.5738°W / 44.6498; -63.5738 ( Harrington MacDonald-Briggs
Roughly bounded by Hampton Boulevard, 23rd St., Granby St., and 38th St. 36°52′29″N 76°17′28″W / 36.874722°N 76.291111°W / 36.874722; -76.291111 ( Park Place Historic Boundary increase approved June 5, 2017
Richmond was a Canadian urban community occupying the northern extremity of the peninsular City of Halifax. (Now part of the Halifax Regional Municipality.) It was the epicentre of the Halifax Explosion of 6 December 1917, the worst disaster in Canadian history, in which as many as 2000 people died and thousands more were injured. From the ...
Royal Naval Dockyard, Halifax was a Royal Navy base in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Established in 1759, the Halifax Yard served as the headquarters for the Royal Navy's North American Station for sixty years, starting with the Seven Years' War .
Norfolk was chosen because, like Halifax, its economy "depends heavily on the presence of the Armed Forces, and both cities are very proud of their military history". [123] Portsmouth, England (2023). Halifax and Portsmouth signed a sister city agreement in early 2023. They chose to twin as both cities are historic naval and shipbuilding centres.