Posted by tbeckerson ...which takes place during the week of..? |
Posted by cormiermax I wish they could let a limited amount of information to become public, specially blueprints. |
Posted by sonikgirl Contact Susan at HRM's archives in Burnside, but I'm pretty sure there's nothing there regarding the tunnels. |
Posted by sonikgirl There's probably none that survived, or if they have they're sitting in someone's attic and they don't even know they have them. Contact Susan at HRM's archives in Burnside, but I'm pretty sure there's nothing there regarding the tunnels. |
Posted by tribeachpunk I think it would probably be more of a DND thing than an HRM thing Not saying HRM doesn't have info on it.. I'm just willing to bet that the juicy stuff is under DND wraps. |
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. |
Posted by Recoil 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. |
Posted by cormiermax The area I was in was similar to this http://www.uer.ca/...l.asp?picid=219253 |
Posted by cormiermax The area I was in was similar to this http://www.uer.ca/...l.asp?picid=219253 |
Posted by cormiermax Anyone know anything about Fort Clarence? |
Posted by tribeachpunk c/o Friends of McNabs Twitter: McNabsIsland Fort McNab National Historic Site is getting a $1.6M facelift and will be closed for the rest of the year. |
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