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The Royal Engineers in Halifax

Demolition of ruins of Poor Asylum fire, Halifax

Piers note: No. 390. Poor Asylum Fire, Demolition of Ruins: Detail View of Exterior of Northwest Corner Tower (diagonal), showing first step of its demolition; December 1884, with Royal Engineers affixing charges of gun cotton. Looking South-southeast towards South Street.

Date.: 1884

Reference: Royal Engineers Nova Scotia Archives number 7017 (Piers 390)

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