Amicitia Crescimus
This is a cannon from the stern of the Mont-Blanc, a munitions ship which exploded after colliding with another vessel, the Imo, in Halifax Harbor on December 6th 1917, an event otherwise known as the Halifax Explosion. It is now located not far from where it landed originally, at the corner of Albro Lake Road and Pinecrest Drive in Dartmouth.
“Gun at Dartmouth, N.S”, Date unknown. https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=3517948
“Post Office” (Dartmouth), 1915. https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=3305513
A view of what used to be Sandy Cove beach, from near the bottom of what is now “Oceanview Drive” at the Dartmouth Sewage Treatment Plant. George’s Island in the distance.
“George Island and Part of Halifax Harbour from the Dartmouth Side”, Mercer, Alexander Cavalié. 1842. https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=2834100
Dartmouth , as seen from somewhere near the Nova Scotia Community College campus today.
“View of the North part of the Town of Halifax in Nova Scotia including the Dock Yard, The Bason terminating the Harbour and the town of Dartmouth”, Saint-Mémin, Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de. 1793. https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=2837184
New post office, (Dartmouth), 191(?). https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=3631337
“Halifax Harbour from the Heights above Dartmouth Common”, Mercer, Alexander Cavalié. 1840. https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=2837672
I believe this view would be from somewhere near the top of Silver’s Road today, the rectory having been located a few hundred feet down Hawthorne Street from the corner of what is now Prince Albert Road. A close-up view of the peninsula that contained the Nantucket Whaling enterprise, that is now Kings Wharf, is seen below.
A more modern view of the same scene:
"Halifax From Above the Rectory, Dartmouth", Petley, Robert. 1835. https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=2838573
This picture appears to be taken near the inclined plane (the bank seen at right), between Ochterloney at left and Prince Albert Road off screen at right. The circular dam can be seen ahead, so this picture is taken further back from Sullivan’s Pond in comparison to this photo.
At far left you can see the entrance to Crichton Avenue as it winds around the pond.
In behind you can see the Brae as well as “Lakeside”, which later became ‘‘Beechmount Apartments”
“Shubenacadie Canal: Near Sullivan’s Pond, Dartmouth”, https://archives.novascotia.ca/photocollection/archives/?ID=9127
“Lakeside”, later ‘‘Beechmount Apartments” and now 84 Crichton Avenue, seen directly ahead behind the circular dam, which, especially in reference to this photo from Findlay’s Pond, helps triangulate the location of this photo to somewhere near the bottom of Maple Street. I believe the Cenotaph at Sullivan’s Pond Park would be located near the middle of the photo today.
“Circular dam foot of Sullivan’s Pond, route of Shubenacadie Canal near Dartmouth”, https://archives.novascotia.ca/photocollection/archives/?ID=9122
This photo appears to be looking north, the opposite direction of this other photo of Sullivan’s Pond and Findlay’s Pond, but more than 20 years later on Oct 24th, 1890.
The large three story house in the center of the photo framed by two trees at the edge of Findlay’s pond is 84 Crichton Avenue today (Lakeside), the house to its left at further distance is likely the Crichton Manor house (The Brae), the houses on the ridge to the left are on Thistle Street, or perhaps it’s Rose.
I didn’t see it at first glance, but the caisson in Sullivan’s Pond helped with orientation.
A general idea of what the view looks like today:
“Shubenacadie Canal: Sullivan’s Pond, Dartmouth”, Oct 24, 1890. https://archives.novascotia.ca/photocollection/archives/?ID=9135