Centennial of Canada - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Posted by: wildwoodke
N 46° 13.793 W 063° 07.503
20T E 490357 N 5119597
This Sherman tank, dedicated for Canada's centennial, is located at the Queen Charlotte Armoury in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
Waymark Code: WMFGVM
Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada
Date Posted: 10/18/2012
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The armoury is located at: 3 Haviland Street in Charlottetown.
This tank, equipped for pavement use, was likely utilized by the Canadian Forces.
There is a great view of the waterfront as you walk through the parking lot into the adjacent green space.
The text from the plaque is:
Dedicated to the Memory of the men and women of Prince Edward Island who gave their lives in the Armed Services of Canada in the Second World War
1939 – 1945
Unveiled by Her Majesty, Elizabeth, The Queen Mother 17 July 1967 as a Department of National Defence Centennial Commemoration.
The Confederation of Canada started here in Charlottetown. Three conferences, one in Charlottetown, one in Quebec and one in London by 36 men of the British Colonies lead to the confederation of Canada on July 1, 1867. The Fathers of Confederation include:
- Adams Archibald (Nova Scotia)
- George Brown (Canada)
- Alexander Campbell (Canada)
- F B T Carter (Newfoundland)
- George-Etienne Cartier (Canada)
- Edward Barron Chandler (New Brunswick)
- J C Chapais (Canada)
- James Cockburn (Canada)
- George Coles (PEI)
- Robert Dickey (Nova Scotia)
- Charles Fisher (New Brunswick)
- Alexander Galt (Canada)
- John Hamilton Gray (New Brunswick)
- John Hamilton Gray (PEI)
- T H Haviland (PEI)
- William Henry (Nova Scotia)
- W P Howland (Canada)
- John Johnson (New Brunswick)
- Hector Langevin (Canada)
- A A Macdonald (PEI)
- John A Macdonald (Canada)
- Jonathan McCully (Nova Scotia)
- William McDougall (Canada)
- Thomas D'Arcy McGee (Canada)
- Peter Mitchell (New Brunswick)
- Oliver Mowat (Canada)
- Edward Palmer (PEI)
- W H Pope (PEI)
- John William Ritchie (Nova Scotia)
- Ambrose Shea (Newfoundland)
- William H Steeves (New Brunswick)
- Sir Étienne-Pascal Taché (Canada)
- Samuel Tilley (New Brunswick)
- Charles Tupper (Nova Scotia)
- Edward Whelan (PEI)
- R D Wilmot (New Brunswick)