Thanks Ginny for sharing that very cool map you found. I see the patrol road is not marked although the three blockhouses are shown on the map, what is that road called today? Is it still used? Thanks, Barb in Alberta On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 7:08 AM, Ginny Bergmann <[email protected]>wrote: > > Here is a map showing the placement of the patrol road and the blockhouses > of 1751. > > My interest in this map has always been in the very top left corner where a > little arrow points out the location of Three Mile House Inn where my great > grandfather Nicholas Ward (born in Newport, Hants County) lived with his > uncle Increase Ward who owned the inn beginning in 1830. > > http://www.blupete.com/Hist/NovaScotiaBk1/Part5/Maps/PennBlockHouses.htm > > > Virginia (Ward) Bergmann Researching Hants County surnames: WARD, MOSHER, > CALDWELL, LOWTHERS, BERRY > > > > > Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 22:48:43 -0300 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [NS-L] Blockhouse at the Isthmus, Halifax > > > > Source: Raddall, Thomas H., Halifax, Warden of the North, McLelland & > > Stewart Limited, Toronto 1946 > > p. 40 - The "Dutch" folk were settled on a pair of rough lanes running > > north from the Cidadel slope which they called Brunswick and Gottingen. > > Later immigrants were granted land on the peninsula as far out as the > > isthmus. (the narrow strip of land between the North West Arm and > > Fairview Cove on Bedford Basin.) To protect them Cornwallis built three > > blockhouses at intervals from Bedford Basin to the head of the North > > West Arm, connected by a narrow military road which was patrolled by > > redcoats and rangers of the garrison. The south blockhouse stood in > > what is now the angle of Chebucto Road and Armdale Road, nearly opposite > > the entrance to Simpson's department store. The central blockhouse > > stood in what is now the north angle Bayers Road and Cannaught Avenue. > > The north blockhouse was near the present entrance to Fairview cemetery > > on Windsor Street, and the central driveway of the cemetery is all that > > remains of the old military road. > > > > > > ---------------------------------------- > > Basic List Commands: > > > > 1. To post to the list > > Send a message to: > > [email protected] > > > > 2. How to unsubscribe > > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > > [email protected] that contains only the word > > unsubscribe > > > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > > [email protected] that contains only the word > > unsubscribe > > > > 3. How to subscribe > > Send an email containing only the word > > subscribe > > to [email protected] > > > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > > Send an email containing only the word > > subscribe > > to [email protected] > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > [email protected] > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Actually, the patrol road is marked... it's the dark grey shaded line running from the Bedford Basin to the Northwest Arm. John Wilson's email said "The north blockhouse was near the present entrance to Fairview cemetery on Windsor Street, and the central driveway of the cemetery is all that remains of the old military road." So I guess it isn't a street we know today. Virginia (Ward) Bergmann Researching Hants County surnames: WARD, MOSHER, CALDWELL, LOWTHERS, BERRY Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 12:08:40 -0600 Subject: Re: [NS-L] Blockhouse at the Isthmus, Halifax From: [email protected] To: [email protected] CC: [email protected]; [email protected] Thanks Ginny for sharing that very cool map you found. I see the patrol road is not marked although the three blockhouses are shown on the map, what is that road called today? Is it still used? Thanks, Barb in Alberta On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 7:08 AM, Ginny Bergmann <[email protected]> wrote: Here is a map showing the placement of the patrol road and the blockhouses of 1751. My interest in this map has always been in the very top left corner where a little arrow points out the location of Three Mile House Inn where my great grandfather Nicholas Ward (born in Newport, Hants County) lived with his uncle Increase Ward who owned the inn beginning in 1830. http://www.blupete.com/Hist/NovaScotiaBk1/Part5/Maps/PennBlockHouses.htm Virginia (Ward) Bergmann Researching Hants County surnames: WARD, MOSHER, CALDWELL, LOWTHERS, BERRY > Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 22:48:43 -0300 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NS-L] Blockhouse at the Isthmus, Halifax > > Source: Raddall, Thomas H., Halifax, Warden of the North, McLelland & > Stewart Limited, Toronto 1946 > p. 40 - The "Dutch" folk were settled on a pair of rough lanes running > north from the Cidadel slope which they called Brunswick and Gottingen. > Later immigrants were granted land on the peninsula as far out as the > isthmus. (the narrow strip of land between the North West Arm and > Fairview Cove on Bedford Basin.) To protect them Cornwallis built three > blockhouses at intervals from Bedford Basin to the head of the North > West Arm, connected by a narrow military road which was patrolled by > redcoats and rangers of the garrison. The south blockhouse stood in > what is now the angle of Chebucto Road and Armdale Road, nearly opposite > the entrance to Simpson's department store. The central blockhouse > stood in what is now the north angle Bayers Road and Cannaught Avenue. > The north blockhouse was near the present entrance to Fairview cemetery > on Windsor Street, and the central driveway of the cemetery is all that > remains of the old military road. > > > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > [email protected] > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ---------------------------------------- Basic List Commands: 1. To post to the list Send a message to: [email protected] 2. How to unsubscribe a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- [email protected] that contains only the word unsubscribe b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- [email protected] that contains only the word unsubscribe 3. How to subscribe Send an email containing only the word subscribe to [email protected] 4. How to change to Digest mode a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) b. Subscribe to Digest mode Send an email containing only the word subscribe to [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

My thanks too, Ginny -- a most interesting map. I'd have thought that the upper part of the patrol road, north of Bayers Road and leading to the North Blockhouse, must be very close to the present day Connaught Avenue. John Cordes On [2010-05-18 at 04:45pm] Ginny Bergmann <[email protected]> wrote: > > Actually, the patrol road is marked... it's the dark grey shaded line running from the Bedford Basin to the Northwest Arm. > > John Wilson's email said "The north blockhouse was near the present entrance to Fairview cemetery on Windsor Street, and the central driveway of the cemetery is all that remains of the old military road." So I guess it isn't a street we know today. > > > Virginia (Ward) Bergmann Researching Hants County surnames: WARD, MOSHER, CALDWELL, LOWTHERS, BERRY > > > > > > Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 12:08:40 -0600 > Subject: Re: [NS-L] Blockhouse at the Isthmus, Halifax > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected]; [email protected] > > > Thanks Ginny for sharing that very cool map you found. I see the patrol road is not marked although the three blockhouses are shown on the map, what is that road called today? Is it still used? > > Thanks, > Barb in Alberta > > > On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 7:08 AM, Ginny Bergmann <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Here is a map showing the placement of the patrol road and the blockhouses of 1751. > > My interest in this map has always been in the very top left corner where a little arrow points out the location of Three Mile House Inn where my great grandfather Nicholas Ward (born in Newport, Hants County) lived with his uncle Increase Ward who owned the inn beginning in 1830. > > http://www.blupete.com/Hist/NovaScotiaBk1/Part5/Maps/PennBlockHouses.htm > > > Virginia (Ward) Bergmann Researching Hants County surnames: WARD, MOSHER, CALDWELL, LOWTHERS, BERRY > > > > > Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 22:48:43 -0300 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [NS-L] Blockhouse at the Isthmus, Halifax > > > > Source: Raddall, Thomas H., Halifax, Warden of the North, McLelland & > > Stewart Limited, Toronto 1946 > > p. 40 - The "Dutch" folk were settled on a pair of rough lanes running > > north from the Cidadel slope which they called Brunswick and Gottingen. > > Later immigrants were granted land on the peninsula as far out as the > > isthmus. (the narrow strip of land between the North West Arm and > > Fairview Cove on Bedford Basin.) To protect them Cornwallis built three > > blockhouses at intervals from Bedford Basin to the head of the North > > West Arm, connected by a narrow military road which was patrolled by > > redcoats and rangers of the garrison. The south blockhouse stood in > > what is now the angle of Chebucto Road and Armdale Road, nearly opposite > > the entrance to Simpson's department store. The central blockhouse > > stood in what is now the north angle Bayers Road and Cannaught Avenue. > > The north blockhouse was near the present entrance to Fairview cemetery > > on Windsor Street, and the central driveway of the cemetery is all that > > remains of the old military road.