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[[File:MartelloTowerPointPleasantParkHalifaxNovaScotia.jpg|thumb|300px|Prince of Whales Tower - oldest [[Martello Tower]] in [[North America]] (1796), [[Point Pleasant Park]], Halifax, Nova Scotia]] |
[[File:MartelloTowerPointPleasantParkHalifaxNovaScotia.jpg|thumb|300px|Prince of Whales Tower - oldest [[Martello Tower]] in [[North America]] (1796), [[Point Pleasant Park]], Halifax, Nova Scotia]] |
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The '''Prince of Wales Tower''' is the oldest [[martello tower]] in [[North America]] and is located in [[Point Pleasant Park]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality]], [[Nova Scotia]], [[Canada]]. <ref>[http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/ns/prince/index.aspx Prince of Wales Tower National Historic Site of Canada]</ref> It was built in 1796 and was used as a redoubt and a powder magazine. Restored, it is now a National Heritage site. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/cap/royalengineers/exhibit.asp?ID=156 |title=Public Archives of Nova Scotia C@P Site - The Royal Engineers in Halifax - Exhibit |publisher=Gov.ns.ca |date= |accessdate=2008-10-24}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> |
The '''Prince of Wales Tower''' is the oldest [[martello tower]] in [[North America]] and is located in [[Point Pleasant Park]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality]], [[Nova Scotia]], [[Canada]]. <ref>[http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/ns/prince/index.aspx Prince of Wales Tower National Historic Site of Canada]</ref> It was built in 1796 and was used as a redoubt and a powder magazine. Restored, it is now a National Heritage site. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/cap/royalengineers/exhibit.asp?ID=156 |title=Public Archives of Nova Scotia C@P Site - The Royal Engineers in Halifax - Exhibit |publisher=Gov.ns.ca |date= |accessdate=2008-10-24}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> |
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In 1796-97, [[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn|Edward, Duke of Kent]], ordered construction of a Martello tower to be built on high ground behind the point, a location capable of defending the point batteries. The Prince of Wales Tower, named after Edward's eldest brother, is a squat, round structure built of stone, almost three times as wide as it is high. The original construction allowed for six mounted guns on the roof and four guns on the second storey. The second storey was intended for barrack use and the ground floor for storage. Several modifications were made over the next seventy years.<ref> [http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/ns/prince/natcul.aspx Prince of Wales Tower - National Historic Site]</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:04, 3 March 2013
The Prince of Wales Tower is the oldest martello tower in North America and is located in Point Pleasant Park, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. [1] It was built in 1796 and was used as a redoubt and a powder magazine. Restored, it is now a National Heritage site. [2]
In 1796-97, Edward, Duke of Kent, ordered construction of a Martello tower to be built on high ground behind the point, a location capable of defending the point batteries. The Prince of Wales Tower, named after Edward's eldest brother, is a squat, round structure built of stone, almost three times as wide as it is high. The original construction allowed for six mounted guns on the roof and four guns on the second storey. The second storey was intended for barrack use and the ground floor for storage. Several modifications were made over the next seventy years.[3]