Halifax Explosion Memorial - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - Roadside Attractions on Waymarking.com

In 1917 Halifax was a booming port supporting the allied forces during World War I. On this December morning the ships Mont-Blanc, loaded with munitions bound for the war in France, collided with the Imo. The resulting explosion devastated the city. Buildings were flattened, more than a thousand people were dead by the end of the day, a thousand more would die before it was all over, and nine thousand people were left injured.

The dedication on the tower:

HALIFAX EXPLOSION MEMORIAL BELL TOWER

THIS BELL TOWER, A MEMORIAL TO THOSE
WHO LOST THEIR LIVES OR SUFFERED INJURIES
IN THE HALIFAX EXPLOSION OF THURSDAY
DECEMBER 6, 1917, AND TO THE SURVIVORS
WHO REBUILT THE CITIES OF HALIFAX &
DARTMOUTH. THE TOWER WAS ERECTED WITH
DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS AND
CORPORATE CITIZENS AND THE GOVERNMENTS OF
CANADA AND NOVA SCOTIA, AND THE CITIES OF
HALIFAX & DARTMOUTH.

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