Prince of Wales Tower
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The Prince of Wales Tower is the oldest martello tower in North America and is located in Point Pleasant Park, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was built in 1796 by Captain James Straton and was used as a redoubt and a powder magazine. Restored, it was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1943.
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Location: 44.6216, -63.5697, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
17 places
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Raid on Dartmouth ⓘ
1749 raid of a sawmill in Nova Scotia -
Raid on Dartmouth ⓘ
1751 Massacre of British-Canadians during Father Le Loutre's War -
Battle off Halifax ⓘ
1780 battle -
Batteries at Fort Ogilvie in Point Pleasant Park ⓘ
Monuments within Point Pleasant Park -
Fort Ogilvie ⓘ
military battery construction -
Fort Charotte ⓘ
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Fort McNab ⓘ
fort in Halifax, Nova Scotia -
Halifax Citadel National Historic Site ⓘ
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York Redoubt ⓘ
fort overlooking Halifax Harbour entrance -
Point Pleasant Battery ⓘ
military battery construction -
Royal Naval Dockyard, Halifax ⓘ
Royal Navy base in Halifax, Nova Scotia -
Citadel Hill ⓘ
fort and military museum in Halifax, Canada -
HMCS Sackville ⓘ
1941 Flower-class corvette -
Fort Sackville ⓘ
former British fortification built in 1749 -
Maritime Command Museum ⓘ
naval museum in Nova Scotia, Canada -
HMS Tribune ⓘ
1793 Galathée-class frigate -
Prince of Wales Tower ⓘ
Martello Tower in Nova Scotia, Canada
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construction
1759-01-01T00:00:00Z
1759-01-01T00:00:00Z
1974-01-01T00:00:00Z
1974-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Prince of Wales Martello Tower
Prince of Wales Tower PlaquePrince of Wales Martello Tower| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | 1749 | Raid on Dartmouth | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1751 | Raid on Dartmouth | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1782 | Battle off Halifax | battle | Wikidata |
| link | page | Burgenwelt page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | national historic event page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | national historic event page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | National Historic Sites of Canada page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | National Historic Sites of Canada page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Canadian Register of Historic Places page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Canadian Register of Historic Places page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Canadian Register of Historic Places page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Canadian Register of Historic Places page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Directory of Federal Heritage Designations page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Directory of Federal Heritage Designations page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Directory of Federal Heritage Designations page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Federal Heritage Building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | martellotowers.co.uk page@ | Wikidata | ||
| object | watercraft | Acadia | preserved watercraft, ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMCS Clayoquot | Bangor-class minesweeper, watercraft | Wikidata | |
| organisation | military unit | Maritime Forces Atlantic | naval fleet, military unit | Wikidata | |
| organisation | shipbuilding | 1959 | Irving Shipbuilding | shipbuilding, privately held company | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | Batteries at Fort Ogilvie in Point Pleasant Park | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | 1793 | Fort Ogilvie | artillery battery, fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fort Charotte | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort McNab | National Historic Site Administered by Parks Canada, fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Halifax Citadel National Historic Site | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | York Redoubt | redoubt, National Historic Site Administered by Parks Canada | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1749 | Point Pleasant Battery | fort | Wikidata |
| site | military base | 1759 | Royal Naval Dockyard, Halifax | shipbuilding, Royal Navy Dockyard | Wikidata |
| site | museum | Citadel Hill | military museum, National Historic Site Administered by Parks Canada, citadel | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | HMCS Sackville | preserved watercraft, museum ship, corvette, Royal Canadian Navy, tripadvisor | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1749 | Fort Sackville | military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1974 | Maritime Command Museum | mansion, naval museum | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1796 | HMS Tribune | fifth-rate frigate, shipwreck, frigate, Galathée-class frigate | Wikidata |
| site | tower | Prince of Wales Tower | National Historic Site Administered by Parks Canada, Martello tower | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Prince of Wales Tower | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Prince of Wales Tower | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Prince of Wales Tower Entrance | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Prince of Wales Tower Entrance | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Prince of Wales Tower Historic Plaque | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Halifax Prince of Wales Tower | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Halifax Prince of Wales Tower | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Prince of Wales Martello Tower | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Prince of Wales Tower Plaque | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Prince of Wales Martello Tower | Commons | ||
