Other Archives | Crossing Cole Harbour: From Ferry to Dyke then Rail to Trail

Cole Station

An unidentified woman and girl stand outside of Cole Station, a railway stop in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia.

County Home

Buildings making up part of the Halifax County Home in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia. In 1887, this had opened as the Poor’s Farm, and would eventually become the […]

Lawlor’s Dyke

This stone dyke is traditionally attributed to the Jamaica Maroons who came to Halifax from the Caribbean in 1796. Most left the province in 1800 and resettled in […]