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Fort Lawrence National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Fort Lawrence, Nova Scotia Erected in 1750 by British troops for the defense of the isthmus of Chignecto and abandoned in 1755 after the capture of Fort Beauséjour
Springhill Coal Mining National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Springhill, Nova Scotia One of Canada's most commercially important coalfields
Thinkers' Lodge National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Pugwash, Nova Scotia Site of the first Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs, bringing together top-level scientists from both sides of the Iron Curtain to discuss the threat of nuclear weapons
Province House National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Historic legislative building in outstanding Palladian style
Fort Anne National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia 1695-1708 fortifications; centre of changing social, political and military relations among the Mi'kmaq, the Acadians and the British
Old Town Lunenburg Historic District National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Lunenburg, Nova Scotia Homogeneous architectural ensemble on British model town plan
Argyle Township Court House and Gaol National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Tusket, Nova Scotia Oldest known surviving combined court house and jail
Former Shubenacadie Indian Residential School National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia A place of remembrance and healing related to the Indian Residential School history in the Maritimes and a testament and record of the experiences of the Indigenous children who were there
Pictou Academy National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Pictou, Nova Scotia Site of first Pictou Academy, 1818-1932
Admiralty House National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Exceptional 1819 Palladian style naval residence
Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Louisbourg, Nova Scotia Reconstruction of 18th-century French fortress
Little Dutch (Deutsch) Church National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Oldest known surviving church in Canada associated with the German-Canadian community, 1756-60
Old Burying Ground National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Unique concentration of gravestone art, from 1749
Prince of Wales Tower National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Late 18th-century stone defence tower, 1796-99
Beaubassin National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Fort Lawrence, Nova Scotia Major Acadian settlement; pivotal place in 17th- and 18th-century North American geopolitical struggle between the British and French
Marconi Wireless Station National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Glace Bay, Nova Scotia First regular public transatlantic wireless service
Grand-Pré National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Grand Pré, Nova Scotia Commemorates Acadian settlement and expulsion
Wolfe's Landing National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Kennington Cove, Nova Scotia Successful landing led to capture of Louisbourg, 1758
Liverpool Town Hall National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Liverpool, Nova Scotia Dignified regional reflection of a national building type
Covenanters' Church National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Grand Pré, Nova Scotia Historic Presbyterian meeting house, circa 1804-11
Trinity Anglican Church National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Digby, Nova Scotia Regional expression of Gothic Revival in wood, 1878
Halifax Waterfront Buildings National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Commercial grouping reflecting Halifax's 19th-century development
HMCS Sackville National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Only surviving Flower-class corvette; Battle of Atlantic, World War II
St. John's Anglican Church National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Lunenburg, Nova Scotia Historically significant Carpenter's Gothic Revival church, 1754-63
Halifax WWII Coastal Defences National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Safe port for World War II convoy assembly; Atlantic Bulwark
Royal Battery National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Louisbourg, Nova Scotia Role in the 1745 and 1758 sieges of Louisbourg
York Redoubt National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Major seaward defences of Halifax Harbour from the American Revolutionary War until World War II
Jonathan McCully House National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Italianate urban residence of politician and Father of Confederation, Jonathan McCully
Knaut-Rhuland House National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Lunenburg, Nova Scotia Example of British classicism applied to a residence by virtue of its precise, harmonious design and rich detail
Port-Royal National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Port Royal, Nova Scotia Reconstruction of 1605 French settlement
Fort McNab National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Fort built in 1889 to defend Halifax Harbour
Melanson Settlement National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Port Royal, Nova Scotia Pre-expulsion Acadian farm community, 1664-1755
Melville Island and Deadman’s Island National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia As a wartime internment centre and a military prison, this area offers a rare glimpse of prisoner of war conditions and military detention for over a century and a half.
Debert Palaeo-Indian Site National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Debert, Nova Scotia Excellent example of a Palaeo-Indian habitation site; archaeological remains of aboriginal caribou hunting
Chapman House National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Fort Lawrence, Nova Scotia Prosperous late 18th-century farmhouse, 1770s
St. Peters National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) St. Peters, Nova Scotia French trading post and fort, 1650-1758
Fernwood National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Gothic Revival villa, circa 1860
Cast Iron Façade / Coomb's Old English Shoe Store National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Rare and early example of full cast iron façade, 1860
St. George's Anglican Church / Round Church National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Unique Palladian style round church, 1800-12
Antigonish County Court House National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Antigonish, Nova Scotia Typical mid 19th-century Maritime court house, 1855
Fort Sainte Marie de Grace National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) LaHave, Nova Scotia First permanent French settlement in Acadia, 1632
Granville Block National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Rehabilitation of this city block in the 1970s was an early and influential demonstration that heritage conservation is a viable approach to urban planning and redevelopment
Kejimkujik National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Kejimkujik National Park of Canada, Nova Scotia Important Mi'kmaq cultural landscape
Truro Post Office National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Truro, Nova Scotia Early symbol of federal government
Akins House National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Early vernacular building, circa 1815
Beinn Bhreagh Hall National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Baddeck Bay, Nova Scotia An exceptional Canadian example of Shingle style architecture and the site of innovative scientific research and experiments
Charles Fort National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia Built by the son of Sir William Alexander, 1629-31 (formerly Scots Fort)
King's College National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Windsor, Nova Scotia Site of Anglican college, 1789-1923
Sinclair Inn / Farmer's Hotel National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia Inn circa 1781, early construction techniques
S.S. Acadia National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Lead role in charting Hudson Bay, launched 1913