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historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2L4X_fort-la-tour-le-fort-la-tour_-.html
English: . In 1631, Charles de Sainte-Étienne de La Tour built a fort here on ground traditionally used by First Nations people, for some 4000 years. The fort became one of the earliest centres of the French fur trade with the region's Aboriginal peoples.…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2L5O_the-general-mining-association-gma_-.html
English: . This British firm established coal mining as a major industry in Nova Scotia. Granted a monopoly of provincial mineral rights in 1826, the GMA developed coal operations here at Albion Mines and at Sydney Mines, and founded permanent mining commu…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2L5W_sir-john-george-bourinot_-.html
English: . A native of Sydney, Bourinot was a journalist and legislative reporter in Halifax before joining the parliamentary staff at Ottawa in 1868. From 1880 to 1902 he served as Clerk of the House and was a recognized authority on parliamentary procedu…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2L61_joseph-frederick-wallet-desbarres_-.html
English: . A distinguished military engineer, of Huguenot descent, Desbarres served in the British Army in North America during the Seven Years' War, and participated in the capture of Louisbourg in 1758 and of Quebec in 1759. From 1763 to 1773 he was empl…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2L6D_1-chipman-hill_-.html
English: . Remarkable for the range of trompe l'œil effects and skillful execution, the wall and ceiling paintings inside this residence, part of a row of similar town houses, reflect the taste of the High Victorian era, combining classical and Renaissanc…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2L6I_st-johns-stone-church-l-eglise-st-john_-.html
English: . Constructed in 1824-1825, St. John's is one of the earliest Gothic Revival churches in Canada. Its name, the Stone Church, reflects the high quality of its regularly coursed masonry. The skillful treatment of its Gothic tracery and a tower toppe…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2L7A_atlantic-bulwark-le-rempart-de-l-atlantique_-.html
English: . During the Second World War the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Canadian Air Force protected shipping on vital North Atlantic routes which were the lifeline of the Allies. Army units shared in the defence of the seaports which were essential t…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2L8V_kingston-custom-house-batiment-des-douanes-de-kingston_-.html
English: . Designed by the Montréal architectural firm of Hopkins, Lawford and Nelson, the Kingston Custom House was built in 1856-59 for the government of the united Canadas. The symmetrical composition of the two-storey ashlar building, surmounted…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2L8X_frontenac-county-court-house-palais-de-justice-du-comte-de-frontenac_-.html
English: . This grand Neo-classical building has served the courts of Frontenac County since its opening in 1858. Designed by the Dorset-born architect, Edward Horsey, it is superbly sited on land originally acquired in 1840 for a house of parliament, at a…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2L8Y_sir-john-alexander-macdonald_-.html
English: . This Kingston lawyer was the chief architect of Confederation, which led to the creation of the Dominion of Canada on July 1st, 1867. He was Canada's first Prime Minister and led the country for almost 19 years. The record of Macdonald's governa…