Camp Hill, Halifax

Last updated September 16, 2019

Camp Hill (also, formerly, "Wind Mill Hill"^[1]) is a small hill on the Halifax Peninsula, Nova Scotia. Historically, much of the hill was part of the Halifax Common, and is today home to a number of public institutions. The topography of the area has been greatly altered over time, with the construction of large hospital and high school buildings. The Camp Hill area is roughly enclosed within two city blocks; the Camp Hill Cemetery, and the block bounded by Robie Street, Summer Street, Bell Road, and Veterans Memorial Lane (originally the eastern terminus of Jubilee Road, renamed in 1999).

A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to the particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit.

The Halifax Peninsula is a community and planning area located in the urban core of municipal Halifax, Nova Scotia. Halifax Peninsula is home to Downtown Halifax, the financial and economic heart of the municipality, which was also the site of the original settlement and town of Halifax. 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. Geographically, the Halifax Peninsula is a Canadian peninsula in central Nova Scotia.

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime Provinces, and one of the four provinces that form Atlantic Canada. Its provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the second-smallest of Canada's ten provinces, with an area of 55,284 square kilometres (21,300 sq mi), including Cape Breton and another 3,800 coastal islands. As of 2016, the population was 923,598. Nova Scotia is Canada's second-most-densely populated province, after Prince Edward Island, with 17.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (45/sq mi).

Landmarks

Present

QEII Health Sciences Centre, Infirmary site (originally Camp Hill Medical Centre^[2])
- Abbie J. Lane Memorial Building
- Camp Hill Veterans' Memorial Building
- Halifax Infirmary
- Emergency & Trauma Centre
CBC Television Halifax studios
Camp Hill Cemetery
Common Roots Urban Farm

CBC Television is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network that is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-language counterpart is Ici Radio-Canada Télé.

Camp Hill Cemetery is a cemetery within Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is located on Camp Hill, adjacent to Robie Street.

Historical

Reservoir ^[1]
Camp Hill Hospital
Queen Elizabeth High School (demolished In 2011)

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References

1 2 "Plan of the proposed Halifax WaterWorks 1845". Halifax Municipal Archives. Archived from the original on 2011-06-03. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
↑ "Camp Hill Medical Centre" (PDF). F.C. O'Neill, Scriven & Accoc. Ltd. Archived from the original (project description) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2008-10-09.Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

Coordinates: 44°38′42.3″N63°35′12.7″W / 44.645083°N 63.586861°W / 44.645083; -63.586861

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[water-1] 1 2 "Plan of the proposed Halifax WaterWorks 1845". Halifax Municipal Archives. Archived from the original on 2011-06-03. Retrieved 2008-10-09.

[2] "Camp Hill Medical Centre" (PDF). F.C. O'Neill, Scriven & Accoc. Ltd. Archived from the original (project description) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2008-10-09.Cite journal requires |journal= (help)