Memorial Halifax Explosion

This memorial, the Halifax Explosion Memorial Bell Tower in Fort Needham Memorial Park, commemorates the "Halifax Explosion", on 6 December 1917. The SS Mont-Blanc, a French cargo ship laden with high explosives, exploded in Halifax Harbor killing some two thousand townspeople and injuring nine thousand more. The town was devastated by that explosion and the Fort Needham site, which overlooked pier 6 where the explosion took place, was heavily impacted.

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Anthony (Sharky) Ward