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Halifax streets may not be paved with gold but some have gold under them!
In the 1800s prospecting on peninsular #Halifax found quartz veins containing small amounts of #gold:
• A 3-inch wide vein near the corner of Oxford Street and Quinpool Road.
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In the 1800s prospecting on peninsular #Halifax found quartz veins containing small amounts of #gold:
• A 3-inch wide vein near the corner of Oxford Street and Quinpool Road.
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia
• A 2-inch vein on Louisburg St. between Shirley and Linden. (The name Louisburg St. no longer exists but it’s shown on the 1890 map below near Camp Hill. It may have been an early name for Garden or Vernon but the area has changed so much that it’s hard to be sure.)
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• A vein between Pepperell and Shirley streets just east of Preston Street.
#Gold was also found between Lockman and Upper Water streets, south of North street. (Barrington Street used to be made up of four sections...
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#Gold was also found between Lockman and Upper Water streets, south of North street. (Barrington Street used to be made up of four sections...
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia
