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unearthed over 100 skeletons buried with cultural artifacts they are our prime source of knowledge about this ancient people at nearby pointe riche relics of a dorset eskimo cul ture were discovered dating from 100 ad examples of both these digs are on display at lanse aux meadows the eastern tip of the peninsula there is evidence of a norse settlement from approximately 1000 ad it confirms the story in the sagas a norwegian archaeological team found the re mains of seven buildings including a 75footby15foot great hall at the entrance to the hall they found a tiny spindlewharf made of soap- stone it is the earliest european household article found in america you can see the stone foundations and two stone cairns 300 yards west of the building site the artifacts have all been removed to museums for further study as you gaze eastward over the atlantic swells you wonder at the courage of these early colonists who travelled so far in their long boats its exciting to walk along the same rocky beach where they were first drawn ashore by hardy viking sailors nova scotia cornwallis wolfe cook worked here by sandra joan kwitncy halifax is the largest city in the atlantic provinces the busiest sea port and the scientific medical cul tural and business leader early trade with europe in fish furs and lumber was responsible for its early growth it was founded in 1749 by lord cornwallis who built the first mili tary stockade on citadel hill and laid out its first streets the tiny military community was intended to offset the power of mighty fortress louisbourg situated along the coast on the shores of cape breton island it played a key role in the reduction of the fortress and the conquest of canada then it became increasingly important as a major british naval base during the american revolu tionary war and in the years immedi ately following halifax privateers harrassed the atlantic trade booty and prizes were brought back to the harbour and openly auctioned off to the high est bidder a practice which enriched such accomplished privateers ascapt enos collins who became what may have been canadas first millionaire the city seethed with activity and early stories tell of knock em down street and a brothel called seven steps to hell following the revolutionary war a number of major stone buildings were constructed fortifications were considerably enlarged a number of these late isth and early 19th cen tury buildings are still standing you can see the oldest naval dockyard in north america begun in 1759 by captain james cook the nearby halifax shipyards repaired more than 7000 ships damaged in the battle of the atlantic during world war ii halifax is a delightful combina tion of old and new modern deep- water docks can accommodate the largest ocean vessels there is a large container facility which tranships goods by rail and truck to ware houses and factories right across the continent port facilities accommo date over 3000 vessels a year near modern skyscrapers and expressways are narrow streets where wolfe and captain cook once walked and where royal navy press gangs hunt ed men to serve on nelsons ships overlooking the harbour and the inner harbour bedford basin which harboured hundreds of ships for atlantic convoys in two world wars is citadel hill its barracks housed british soldiers until 1906 an army museum now occupies the five upper and four lower casements in the redan bastion its collection includes military equipment weapons and uniforms used by units who played a decisive role in nova scotian and canadian military history there is a large model of 1750 halifax 1745 fortress louisbourg fort anne at annapolis royal 1605 and york redoubt the latter has been a fortified battery since 1793 at the seaward end of the halifax defense complex the base of a martcllo tower and some gun emplacements still remain prince edward duke of kent and queen victorias father was com manderinchief of the base between 1794 and 1800 he ordered a garrison clock in london it was installed in its round tower in 1s03 where it still top the garrison clock tower giien to the city in 180 by the duke of kent bottom sum mer visitors invade the citadel fortress to see the museums and demonstrations of 19th cen tury u capons peals quarterhours halfhours and the hours st pauls church is the only build ing standing from the founding of halifax in 1749- the timbers were brought by sea from boston it was the first protestant church in canada it is one of the few churches in cana da with a royal pew a number of people who were important in the early life of the city are buried here st marys basilica is one of the oldest stone buildings in canada with some sections dating from 1820 its 189foot granite spire is the tallest of its kind in the world the legislative assembly for nova scotia meets in province house completed in 1818 this fine example of georgian architecture is the old est legislative building in use in canada it once housed an assembly 90 of whose members were ardent separatists our first responsible government sat in this house in 1848 nearly two decades before confedera tion the visitor to halifax will find every level of accommodation rang ing from firstrate downtown major hotels through good motels and tourist homes halifax prides itself on its lobster and there arc several fine seafood restaurants summer is the busy season and we suggest you write to nova scotia department of tourism box 130 halifax for more information about a holiday visit to the city