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Sambro Island Lighthouse 1901

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Tumgluttons

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Pilcher's Flowers

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Aboiteau

Aboiteau, Grand Pré. Source.

Halifax Citadel from a Balloon, 1883

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The Oldest Building in Nova Scotia

The Mission, in Avondale, Hants County, is thought to be the oldest building in Nova Scotia. It was constructed for the administration of Acadie in 1699. Source.

Abandoned Radar Station

RCAF Beaverbank, operational from 1954 to 1964, was part of the Pinetree Line, the third string of radar installations built to detect a Soviet bomber attack on North America. Its ruins can be seen and spraypainted midway between Upper Sackville and Fall River. Source.

Sydney Mines, c. 1913

A view of Sydney Mines before World War One, judging by those Edwardian fashions. We're on Pitt Street, looking southwest. Main Street runs along the top of the hill, with the high school, post office and company store arranged from left to right. Look at all those company houses along Guy Street. Source.

Fagundes

Portuguese navigator João Álvares Fagundes explored the Atlantic coast of Canada in 1520. This statue stands in his home town of Viana do Castelo in northern Portugal. Source.

Halifax's Coat of Arms, 1949

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