ONLY - Such memorial to the Crimean War in North America - Halifax, Nova Scotia
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The Welsford-Parker Monument located in the Old Burial Ground in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is the only such memorial to the Crimean War in North America.
Waymark Code: WM12G23
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date Posted: 05/20/2020
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"The first burial at the Old Burying Ground came a day after the arrival of Edward Cornwallis, who established a settlement in 1749. The earliest gravestone dates from 1752. The entrance is dominated by the lion-topped Welsford-Parker Monument, the only such memorial to the Crimean War in North America. The site has been restored, and visitors are encouraged to ramble through Halifax’s past. Interpretation plaques on site help you delve into history. Open dawn to dusk from May to October, the Old Burying Ground is located on Barrington Street, at Spring Garden Road."
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"The Welsford-Parker Monument is a triumphal arch located in the Old Burying Ground. This is the second oldest war monument in Canada and the only monument to the Crimean War in North America.
The Monument was inaugurated in a ceremony on July 17th 1860, and the committee that erected it was composed of H. Pryor, A.M. Uniacke, W.J. Almon, J. Duffus, B. Binney, and J.C. Cogswell."
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