In the heart of downtown Halifax, this strategic hilltop fort offers a commanding view of Halifax Harbour. Step back to 1749 and immerse yourself in the social and military history of Halifax with the 78th Highlanders and the 3rd Brigade Royal Artillery. Learn about the changing roles of the fort and visit the Army Museum. Au cœur du centre-ville d’Halifax, ce fort stratégique situé au sommet d’une colline offre une vue imprenable sur le port d’Halifax. Revenez en 1749 et plongez dans l’histoire sociale et militaire d’Halifax avec le 78e régiment des Highlanders et la 3e brigade de l’artillerie royale. Découvrez l’évolution des rôles du fort et visitez le Musée de l’Armée. Source: Parks Canada Website (2022)

Established: 1935 For More Information Please Visit The OFFICIAL PARKS CANADA WEBSITE Pour plus d’informations veuillez visiter LE SITE WEB OFFICIEL DE PARCS CANADA Nova Scotia Nouvelle-Écosse

The contents of brochures can be viewed by clicking on the cover. These items are historical in scope and are intended for educational purposes only; they are not meant as an aid for travel planning.

The Halifax Citadel National Historic Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia 1954		The Halifax Citadel National Historic Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia 1965
La citadelle d'Halifax, Parc historique national Halifax (Nouvelle-Écosse) 1969		The Halifax Citadel National Historic Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia 1973
Date Unknown		1999	c2000
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c2016	2017	2017
2023	2023
Special Events/Activités spéciales 2013		Special Events/Activités spéciales 2013
Meeting & Event Facilities Date Unknown		Installations & réunions et d'activités Date Unknown
Ghost Tour/Visite de lieux hantés Date Unknown
Maps
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Management Plan / Plan directeur (Parks Canada, 2009)

Management Plan (Draft) / Plan directeur (Ébauche) (Parks Canada, 2020)

Management Plan / Plan directeur (Parks Canada, 2020)

What We Heard: Phase One Public Engagement / Ce que nous avons entendu: Première phase — Participation du public (Parks Canada, January 2020)

Archaeological Excavations, Halifax Citadel Manuscript Report Number/Travail inédit numéro 340 (John J. Connolly, Parks Canada, 1978)

Archaeology: Halifax Citadel, Fall-Winter 1977 Manuscript Report Number/Travail inédit numéro 291 (John J. Connolly, Parks Canada, 1978)

Creating a Living Fortress: the development of the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site (©Amanda McKenzie, August 2018)

Defending Halifax: Ordnance 1825-1906 Manuscript Report Number/Travail inédit numéro 234 (Andrew John Bayley Johnston, Parks Canada, 1977)

Defending Halifax: Ordnance, 1825-1906 / La Défense de Halifax: artillerie, 1825-1906 History and Archaeology/Histoire et archéologie 46 (A. J. B. Johnston, Parks Canada, 1981)

Door and Window Study, Halifax Citadel Manuscript Report Number/Travail inédit numéro 447 (John Joseph Greenough, Parks Canada, 1980)

Excavations, Halifax Citadel, 1979 Manuscript Report Number/Travail inédit numéro 349 (John J. Connolly, Parks Canada, 1979)

Hinges of Empire: Building Hardware at the Halifax Citadel - A Preliminary Study Manuscript Report Number/Travail inédit numéro 380 (Cameron W. Pulsifer, Parks Canada, 1980)

Hometown Heroes / Héros de chez nous (Parks Canada, 2018)

Internment Operations at the Halifax Citadel, 1914-16 (Roger Marsters, for Parks Canada, May 2014)

La citadelle de Halifax, 1825-1860: histoire et architecture Lieux historiques canadiens: cahiers d'archéologie et d'histoire N^o 17 (John Joseph Greenough, Parcs Canada, 1977)

Master Plan Summary, Halifax Citadel National Historic Park (Parks Canada, 1981)

Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Drainage Plan Study, (Halifax Citadel) Manuscript Report Number/Travail inédit numéro 347 (Esperanza Maria Razzolini, Parks Canada, 1979)

Salvage Archaeology at Halifax Citadel, Nova Scotia, September to November 1976 from Miscellaneous Salvage Archaeology Reports. Manuscript Report Number/Travail inédit numéro 231 (Caroline Phillips Parmenter, Parks Canada, 1976)

Showing the Flag: A Structural and Narrative History of the Southeast Salient, Halifax Citadel Manuscript Report Number/Travail inédit numéro 287 (James H. Morrison, Parks Canada, 1979)

South Magazine, Halifax Citadel, A Structural History Manuscript Report Number/Travail inédit numéro 223 (Joseph Greenough, Parks Canada, 1977)

The Halifax Citadel, 1825-60: A Narrative and Structural History Canadian Historic Sites: Occasional Papers in Archaeology and History No. 17 (John Joseph Greenough, Parks Canada, 1977)

The Halifax Citadel, 1825-60: A Narrative and Structural History, Part 1, Volume 1. Manuscript Report Number/Travail inédit numéro 154 (John Joseph Greenough, Parks Canada, 1974)

The Halifax Citadel, 1825-60: A Narrative and Structural History, Part 2, Volume 2. Manuscript Report Number/Travail inédit numéro 154 (John Joseph Greenough, Parks Canada, 1974)

The Halifax Citadel, 1825-60: A Narrative and Structural History, Part 2, Volume 3. Manuscript Report Number/Travail inédit numéro 154 (John Joseph Greenough, Parks Canada, 1974)

The Halifax Citadel, 1906-1951, The Canadian Period Manuscript Report Number/Travail inédit numéro 284 (Brenda Dunn, Parks Canada, 1977)

The Southwest Front: Halifax Citadel, A Structural and Narrative History Manuscript Report Number/Travail inédit numéro 263 (Cameron W. Pulsifer, Parks Canada, 1978)

The West Front: Halifax Citadel Manuscript Report Number/Travail inédit numéro 206 (Richard J. Young, Parks Canada, 1977)

West Curtain Wall and Sally Ports Three and Four, Halifax Citadel Manuscript Report Number/Travail inédit numéro 329 (Richard Young, Parks Canada, 1976, revised 1979)

The following visual bibliography is just a sampling of the books which have been published for this park. ParksCanadaHistory.com does not endorse these, but are merely presenting them for informational purposes only. As most are copyrighted, we are only able to provide the covers, and not contents, of these publications.

cover only Army Museum: Halifax Citadel W.B. Armit 1960	Canadian Historic Sites: Occasional Papers in Archaeology and History No. 17 1977	Lieux historiques canadiens: cahiers d'archéologie et d'histoire no 17 1977	cover only The Halifax Citadel: Portrait of a Military Fortress Brian Cuthbertson 2001
cover only The Dreadful Truth: The Halifax Citadel Vicki Grant 2003	cover only The Halifax Citadel David S. Towler 2003	cover only Ghosts and Folklore of the Halifax Citadel Harold R. Thompson 2013