An excellent map from 1808, and one of the only maps to show the location of “Fort Duncan” in Dartmouth (here is another), whatever was left of it would’ve likely been obliterated by the construction of the bridge, which also just happened to bisect Dartmouth’s Common land. 🤔
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- Town of Dartmouth “Town of Dartmouth”, 1952. https://archives.novascotia.ca/maps/archives/?ID=1638...
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- Dartmouth Property and Owners in Vicinty of Dartmouth Cove Lake and Canal “Dartmouth Property and Owners in Vicinty of Dartmouth Cove Lake and Canal”, November 10, 1804. https://archives.novascotia.ca/maps/archives/?ID=240...
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