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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1814-1866) - A British colonial Martello tower established in 1814 at present day Magruder Beach on McNab Island, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Designed by Colonel [[Gustavus Nicolls]], Commanding Royal Engineers. Completed in 1828 and placed in use as a lighthouse. | |||
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The Sherbrooke Martello Tower was built of granite to be 32' 7" high, with a diameter 50' at the base. The tower was | Construction actually started in April 1815. The Sherbrooke Martello Tower was built of granite to be 32' 7" high, with a diameter 50' at the base and 48' 4" at the top. The walls were seven feet thick. The tower was originally designed to be two stories high but a third story was added in 1828 to house a lighthouse. The tower was designed to mount seven 24-pounder cannons, four on the lower level and three on the second floor but it was never armed and not used for military purposes.. | ||
The tower was completed 30 Jun 1828 and placed in use primarily as a lighthouse. The structure remained up until after [[World War II]] when it was replaced by the present lighthouse. | |||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Destroyed, site built over by | Destroyed, site built over by the current McNab's Island lighthouse, archeological remains only. | ||
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* {{Piers}}, page 105 | * {{Piers}}, page 105 | ||
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* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/Canada/ns2.html#coast North American Forts - Sherbrooke Martello Tower] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/Canada/ns2.html#coast North American Forts - Sherbrooke Martello Tower] | ||
* [http://www.mcnabsisland.ca/history/hist-s10.html Friends of NcNab's Island - Sherbrooke Tower] | |||
* [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nshalifa/Ch8.html Roots Web - Sherbrooke Martello Tower] | |||
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Sherbrooke Martello Tower (1814-1866) - A British colonial Martello tower established in 1814 at present day Magruder Beach on McNab Island, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Designed by Colonel Gustavus Nicolls, Commanding Royal Engineers. Completed in 1828 and placed in use as a lighthouse.
HistoryPart of the Harbor Defense of Halifax. One of five Martello Towers built for the defense of Halifax Harbor. The towers were mainly designed to provide land side protection for water facing batteries. The five Halifax Harbor Martello Towers were:
Construction actually started in April 1815. The Sherbrooke Martello Tower was built of granite to be 32' 7" high, with a diameter 50' at the base and 48' 4" at the top. The walls were seven feet thick. The tower was originally designed to be two stories high but a third story was added in 1828 to house a lighthouse. The tower was designed to mount seven 24-pounder cannons, four on the lower level and three on the second floor but it was never armed and not used for military purposes.. The tower was completed 30 Jun 1828 and placed in use primarily as a lighthouse. The structure remained up until after World War II when it was replaced by the present lighthouse. Current StatusDestroyed, site built over by the current McNab's Island lighthouse, archeological remains only.
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