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Built as a concrete coastal gun battery for two 9.2" Breech Loading (BL) guns and two 6" BL guns. | Built as a concrete coastal gun battery for two 9.2" Breech Loading (BL) guns and two 6" BL guns. | ||
Revision as of 15:53, 28 June 2013
Sandwich Point Battery (1894-1943) - A Canadian coastal gun battery established in 1894 during the Boer War in present day Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Abandoned in 1943. Also known as Spion Kop after a battleground in South Africa.
Sandwich Point Battery History
Part of the Harbor Defense of Halifax.
Built as a concrete coastal gun battery for two 9.2" Breech Loading (BL) guns and two 6" BL guns.
Current Status
Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Location: Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Maps & Images Lat: 44.5874797 Long: -63.5503185 |
Sources:
- Piers, Harry, The Evolution of the Halifax Fortress 1749-1928, The Public Archives of Nova Scotia, 1947, 155 pages, page 60
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