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Friday, December 6, 2013

Remembering the Halifax Explosion

My grandmother was a high school student in downtown Halifax that day.  She was saved because her school was protected by the near by Citadel Hill which deflected the blast above the school

Vintage Halifax Photos
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3 comments:

  1. Tim GowDecember 6, 2013 at 10:49 AM

    I'd never heard of this incident before. Very interesting photos!

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  2. Peter DouglasDecember 6, 2013 at 3:35 PM

    Tim

    Here's the Wikipedia link

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Explosion

    Growing up in Halifax, you knew of two mass grave sites - one for the Titanic dated 1912 and the other for the explosion dated 1917.
    Cheers
    PD

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