The Halifax Peninsula is a peninsula within the urban area of the Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The town of Halifax was founded by the British government under the direction of the Board of Trade and Plantations under the command of Governor Edward Cornwallis in 1749. The founding of the town sparked Father Le Loutre's War. The origin…
The Halifax Peninsula is a peninsula within the urban area of the Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The town of Halifax was founded by the British government under the direction of the Board of Trade and Plantations under the command of Governor Edward Cornwallis in 1749. The founding of the town sparked Father Le Loutre's War. The original settlement was clustered in the southeastern part of the peninsula along The Narrows, between a series of forts and the harbour. With time, the settlement expanded beyond its walls and gradually encroached over the entire peninsula, creating residential neighbourhoods defined by the peninsula's geography.
Country: Canada
Province: Nova Scotia
Municipality: Halifax
Community: Halifax
Municipal Districts: District 7 (Halifax South Downtown), District 8 (Halifax Peninsula North), District 9 (Halifax West Armdale)
Founded: 1749
Neighborhoods: Downtown, Hydrostone, North End, Quinpool, South End, Spring Garden, West End
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