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Recoil
Location: Halifax, NS Gender: Male Total Likes: 0 likes
| | | Re: Halifax Defence Complex < Reply # 251 on 6/8/2010 8:25 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | I wrote this in an earlier thread, but it may be of some interest in this citadel entrance discussion: To address the George's Isl. tunnel myths. I work with parks and have a lot to do with sites downtown (citadel and Georges, specifically). Park's isn't trying to "cover up" any secrets, the scans that BIO did definitively show that there is nothing there now. That's not saying, necessarily there never was, but their scans reveal nothing--it's not some high government cover up. There was an old man, years and years ago who allegedly--on his death bed--admitted to his family that he had worked on tunnels leading out to the island, but it's obviously hearsay and not confirmed. If you want to look for tunnels go to the Westin. I've been to the archives (the parks ones, not the ones available to everyone) and there are records that when the Westin (Originally by another name) was built they kept uncovering tunnels leading towards the harbour coming down from the city. The citadel does have a tunnel called the "big drain" that lead into the city off of the north eastern side of the hill, coincidentally that drain "fed off" into the Royal Artillery yard (no coincidence). However it also branched off into tunnels that largely terminated by where Pier 21/Westin is now--which was also the site of the Royal Engineers yard. Also, consider that the shortest distance to Georges from land is in and around that area. Which would be convenient for those Royal Engineers who would likely be responsible for the construction. Again, I've talked with a lot of Parks historians, archeologists and important people about it and most of them laugh at the idea, it's largely debunked and looked at as a folk-tale. There's very little historical evidence to support its existence, even in the more "secret" files left behind (Of which we have MANY). As far as the tunnel near the Halifax Club there were some leading out of Legislature as I remember. There is currently one that connects Legislature with the building just behind it (I can't recall which one) but they still use it to ferry politicians to and from their offices to avoid the press, if they need to. It would make sense that there would be tunnels connecting different buildings of political significance in that part of the city. But again, look towards the waterfront areas in and around the Westin, that is where I have heard the strangest tunnels that were unearthed decades ago were found. As I was told by historians the Westin never filled them in, but instead restored them because they could easily route power cables from the generating plant on the water to the hotel. | I know where the entrance on the hill everyone is talking about is and it was re-purposed years ago to carry utility cables up to the hill. From those I work with who have been inside of it they said it is concreted over, shrunk and well locked. The place you found that was like an ammunition store was likely either a place open to the public, the expense cartridge store, the Ravelin where the modern black powder is stored or a part of the fort that leads nowhere. The triangular fortifications within the ditch on the South, North and West sides respectively are called Ravelin's. There are no tunnels leading into or out of them. They would not have wanted extra ways in as it was an incredibly important outer-defensive feature. I have been in all three, one is a storage shed, the other is where the modern powder is mixed and one stores some tents and yard equipment.
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| Recoil
Location: Halifax, NS Gender: Male Total Likes: 0 likes
| | | Re: Halifax Defence Complex < Reply # 255 on 6/12/2010 9:03 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | That is the musketry gallery. There is a section of it open to the public, the rest is fenced off. At one point the chain link gate inside the musketry gallery closest to the entrance bridge was open and a number of people had the opportunity to go through. Interesting for a bit until you realize that it looks exactly the same and runs all the way around the fort. Most of it in the closed off parts is crumbling. In some places there are "mine galleries" which are small t shaped tunnels about 3-4 feet high that branch off down the side of the hill. Their purpose was to roll kegs of powder down in the even that the enemy was trying to mine their way up into the hill. Only a few remain, there is nothing in them. I can't condone trying to get into there simply for safety reasons, but I can also confirm that there is nothing that goes anywhere once inside. As far as the Ravelins next time you are up check the one in the South part of the ditch. The lock was broken some months ago and if you give it a good shove it will open, but it was likely ixed.. Though there is nothing really interesting in terms of tunnels, it is a neat structure, almost like a little house.
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