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The town clock on Citadel Hill would have been a familiar sight in the city of Halifax in 1867. It has presided over what is now called Brunswick Street since its completion in 1803. It was the last of several buildings constructed by Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767-1820), during his six years stationed in Halifax during the Napoleonic Wars.

Prince Edward’s 1814 letter to his friend Jonathan Sewell (1766-1839), legislative councillor of Lower Canada, showed support for an early version of a united British North America. Prince Edward’s daughter Queen Victoria (1819-1901) supported Confederation as a way to strengthen Canada and improve relations with the United States.

Date: 1909

Reference: Halifax Public Libraries Postcard Collection Halifax Central Library HPL-PC-0049

For more information, please contact the Local History Room at the Halifax Central Library.