Dartmouth Common Ball-field
Dartmouth Common ball-field, once home to the Dartmouth Arrows (now the site of the Holiday Inn Dartmouth as well as “Metropolitan Place”). Halifax District League Champions, Dartmouth Arrows (1947).
Baseball
1919
From The Story of Dartmouth, by John P. Martin: During 1919, shipload after shipload of defence forces were brought back to the port of Halifax to be discharged. The work of repatriation went on for months. In Dartmouth, a local Housing Commission was set up for the purpose of aiding returned men in the financing … Read more
1913
From The Story of Dartmouth, by John P. Martin: The exodus of young people and sometimes of whole families, out of Dartmouth which had been going on since the 1890s, seems to have been halted about this time. This is indicated by school statistics. The total registration of pupils at the turn of the century … Read more
1876
From The Story of Dartmouth, by John P. Martin: In the leap year of 1876 the Cabbage Club paraded through town on their annual sleigh drive to Griffin’s Inn at Preston. This time they were accompanied by lady friends. The recently organized Red Caps Snowshoe Club of Halifax held a snowshoe race from First Lake … Read more
1841
From The Story of Dartmouth, by John P. Martin: When the new House met in February 1841, Joseph Howe was chosen as Speaker. That appointment brought a bit of political prestige to our side of the harbor, because Dartmouth was the largest center in Mr. Howe’s constituency. An Act incorporating the City of Halifax was … Read more
