Citadel Hill & Halifax’s Many Forgotten Forts

Halifax is known as the capital of Canada’s ocean playground, but beneath the surface, this city is so much more. Today, Citadel Hill stands as a symbol of British control in the region. But the history of Halifax’s early settlement was far more tumultuous.

The 18th century brought territorial claims from the French and English, with the City’s official British settlement beginning in 1749. What began as a colonial town with five stockade blockhouses would, in 50 years, transform into a British defensive powerhouse. One that demonstrated strength and determination, but also revealed the reality, that Britain was not in total control of what would happen next. That they were worried…

Let’s explore this evolution and what it tells us about this city’s colonial history…

A very special – Thank you! – to the Halifax Military Heritage Preservation Society, whose phenomenal compilation of resources enabled our research on this subject. If you watched our video and want even more in-depth information on these forts, please explore: https://hmhps.ca/index.lasso

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SOURCES:

Groff, Meghan. (2018). How a French Spy’s Map Could Help Archaeologists Find Halifax’s Early Defences. https://halifax.citynews.ca/local-new...

Historic Places Days. Fort McNab National Historic Site. https://historicplacesdays.ca/places/...

Historic Places Days. Georges Island National Historic Site. https://historicplacesdays.ca/places/...

Historic Places Days. Halifax Citadel National Historic Site. https://historicplacesdays.ca/places/...

Historic Places Days. Prince of Wales Tower National Historic Site. https://historicplacesdays.ca/places/...

Historic Places Days. York Redoubt National Historic Site. https://historicplacesdays.ca/places/...

Halifax Military Heritage Preservation Society. https://hmhps.ca/index.lasso

McDonald, Michael. (2017). History of Halifax, a Mi’kmaw perspective. https://nsadvocate.org/2017/07/12/his...

Parks Canada MNS. The Halifax Defence Complex. https://historicplacesdays.ca/visitli...

Soucoup, Dan. (2014). A Short History of Halifax.

Tulloch, Tom. Defending Halifax: The Early Fortifications. https://hmhps.ca/pdf/Defending-Halifa...

Tulloch, Tom. Defending the Halifax Naval Yard – Early Fortifications 1762-1815. https://hmhps.ca/pdf/Defending-the-Ha...

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