Military Prison, Melville Island, Halifax
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Postcards
- Description
- Throughout its history, the military prison on Melville Island housed French and American prisoners of the Napoleonic Wars and the war of 1812 and German prisoners during the First World War. Melville Island is now home to a yacht club.
- Date of Original
- ca 1900
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- OILL0037
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Nova Scotia, Canada
Latitude: 44.6349482093114 Longitude: -63.6132431030273
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- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Contact
- Oakville Public LibraryEmail:oplreference@oakville.ca
Website:
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Central Branch
120 Navy Street
Oakville, ON L6J 2Z4
Tel: (905) 815-2042
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