Metropolitan Halifax

Various Industrial ventures in Dartmouth are noted on this map including Imperial Oil, Acadia Sugar refinery, J.P. Mott & Co., Dartmouth Rolling Mills, Starr Manufacturing, Chebucto Marine Railway, Consumers Cordage Co., Willistons Steel Foundry and a proposed Dry dock and shipbuilding Plant for Tuft’s Cove.

“Metropolitan Halifax”, 1914. https://archives.novascotia.ca/maps/archives/?ID=1338

Halifax (and Dartmouth), Canada

Among Dartmouth’s attractions noted:

North of Park Avenue: North Ferry, St. Paul’s School, Stairs Memorial Church, Emmanuel Church, Park School and Victoria School, Dartmouth Common as well as Brightwood Golf course further down School Street.

In or near Austenville: St. Peter’s Church and St. Peter’s School, Carter’s Ice Office on Pine Street, Carters Ice Company Ltd lying on lake Banook with notes on Eastern Shore Highway Route 7 lying further down Waverly Road.

Downtown: CNR rail station at the bottom of Park Ave, the Dartmouth Ferry next to the N.S. Light and Power Dartmouth Division, Maritime Academy of Music between Queen and Ochterloney at what is now Alderney Drive. Halifax Shipyards Ltd and marine railways are seen at the present Kings Wharf, Jacobson Bros is on Portland, Salvation Army and Acadia Stores Ltd lie further towards Prince Albert. The Post office is at Queen and Wentworth with Harbour Exchange on the next block before Dundas. Grace United Church, the Town Hall and the Dartmouth Baptist Church are located one after another on each block between King and Victoria, with Chirst Church across from the Town Hall on Ochterloney. Greenvale lies further beyond at Pine street, listed as the high school.

South east of Prince Albert Road: Starr Manufacturing, Findlay School and Hawthorne School, St. James Church with Dartmouth Lumber Co. Ltd across the street, Bell Busses Ltd. shown at what is now the site of a Tim Hortons.

Along the Dartmouth shore: (Department of) Marine & Fisheries, the Nova Scotia Provincial Hospital, Acadia Sugar Refining Company Limited and Imperoyal. Silver Sands and Rainbow Haven are noted further down Eastern Passage Road.

“Halifax, Canada”, April 1937. J Bernard Dauphinee. https://archives.novascotia.ca/maps/archives/?ID=1494

A Chart of Halifax Harbour, N.S. 1759

A particularly detailed early map of Dartmouth, showing several blockhouses surrounding the town plot. There’s 16 marks in and around the town plot which would seem to represent buildings, though they might more generally indicate built-up areas nearer to the shore. The Saw Mill can be seen near what would be five corners today along a “Road to Lawrence Town.” A dotted line denotes “cleared ground” which surrounds Dartmouth from The East Battery to the near the bottom of where Jamieson Street would be today (and where the watering place was, then).

“A Chart of Halifax Harbour, N.S.” 1759. https://archives.novascotia.ca/maps/archives/?ID=102&Page=201320528

Plan of the Peninsula upon which the Town of Halifax is situated, showing the Harbour and Naval-Yard and several Works constructed for their defence

“Part of the Township of Dartmouth”

“Plan of the Peninsula upon which the Town of Halifax is situated, showing the Harbour and Naval-Yard and several Works constructed for their defence”, Charles Blaskowitz, 1784. https://archives.novascotia.ca/maps/archives/?ID=170

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