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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mdthode. irrata to pelure, n d □ 32X 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF DARTMOUTH, PRESTON AND LAWRENCETOWN County of HAfjFAX, \ova Scotia. covin LKi ivv nAuiiv i'ieks. TIALIVAX, NOVA SCOTIA, CANAHA 1894. V CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE 09 DARTMOUTH, PRESTON ^ - LAWRENCETOWN County of Halifax, Nova Scotia. COMPILKD BY HAKKY PIERS. ' JE^^ d HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA. 1894. An. J / .fHf"^ Mf \ % V I II I- i ., I I *■ • ? * t w '^■..'. ^ ^ Wv, -'W., 7 6/34 JsruuDn 'nun aota. -n- The follos.jii^r ij^(, ,,|- ^.voiiLs coiiiiccto.l with the history of an ijuportuMt iw>rtion of the rounty of Halifax, .\. S., has Im-u pivpanMl with the hope that it may ]>r..vf' eonvonicMit for Nol,(j(tlCAl. TAHl K (»K PdltulatiiMi of 1 )iii'tiiK)iitIi 11).'^, or 53 fjunilios ,. . . . July, 17.')2 AdvcrtiseiiM'iit ordcretl for the alteta- tion of the style .\ . 31 Aug., 1752 Pennissio!! given Coimor toa.ssign forry to Henry Wynne ami William Manthonifi 22 Den , 1752 Townslii|> of liawrcncctown grunted to 20 |)ro|irietor.s 10 June, 1 754 Fort ClartMiee built 1 754 John Rock appointed ferryman in place of Wynne and Mantliorne 26 Jan., 1756 Troops withdrawn from Lawrei.cetown hy order dated 25 Aug., 1 757 Dartmouth contained only 2 families. . 9 Jan., 1762 Philip W'e.-itplial (afterwards Admiral), born 1782 Preston Township;.iranted toTiieophilus • ^ . Chand>erlain and 163 others, chiefly Loyalist^ \ 15 Oct., 1784 Free negroes arrived at Halifax and afterw.irds settled at Preston -'^pr., 1785 Geor;^e Augustus Westphal (aftervxauls Sir) horn 1785 Whalers from Nantucket arrived at • Halifax 1785 Town lots of Dartmouth e.scheated in order togrant thent to the Nantucket whalers (Quakeis) 2 Mar., 1786 Grant of land at Preston to T. Young and 34 others 20 Dec, 1787 Common granted to inhahitaiits of Daitjnouth 4 Sept., 1788 DAfM-MorTH, I'MRSTOV, AND I.A WRENTEToWN'. 7 First church nt Pres^toji const'cratod (on "Church Hill") 1791 Free negroes departe.l for Sierra Leone. 15 Jan., 1792 Nantucket wlialers left Dartmouth 179-J Francis (Jreen huilt house (aft<-.rwar.ls " Maroon Hall ") jjciir Preston 1792 I>artnjouth, Preston, Lawrenctown, and CoJe Harhmir erected into l^iri^h of ^^- '''Jliii Nov. 22. 1 702 M. Danseville, governor of St. Pierre, arrived at llalifa.x: {afterv\ards lived at " Brook House ") 20 dune, 1793 Act jiussed to huild hiidge of hoat.s across the Harbour 1796 Maroons arrived at Halifax (afterwards settled at Preston) 22 or 2:^ duly, 1796 8u])ject of a canal hetween Minas Basin and IPdifax liarl.our brought before the legislatuie 1797 Col. \V. I). Quarrell returned to daniaica Sjiring, 1 797 Capt. A. Howe took charge of .Maroons, Ochteilony having been lenioved 1797 John Skerry began running ferry . . . About 1797 Howe removed and T. Chamb(^rlain appointe.l t<» superintend Maroons. 9 July, 1798 . Heavy storm, ilid much f I)iirtinoiitli said In Imve con- taiiu'(l only 11^ i!\\<'!liiiL:s 1S09 8. Hart (lied at •' .Mairx.ii il.ill " (pro- jicitv aflci wards sold i.i- .idim l'«'*!-^^-<'tt.) j.SlO UniU'd iStates ju'isoncrs of war on parole at Paitnioutli, Preston, etc. Al)ont,18l 2-14 Terrible gale, inueii damage to shi|)|)ing. 12 Nov., 1813 Gov. Dansevillclcfi •' l!,„„k House" ISU Negroes arrived ir,)iii ('iicsapeake 15ay. 1 Sept., 18J4 Sniail|)(.x ap! cared in Dartnionth, l'''*^ston, etc Autumn, 1811 Margaret lloyer died at " IJrook 11^"'^''" 9 Dec, 1814 Act passed to incorporate the Halifax St<.'amlK)at Co 1815 Act passeil allowing 8ul)stitution of teanid.oats for steamdioats by the company just mentioned 1 ]SIG Teamd.oat Shprhrooh' launched 30 Sept., 181G The teamd)oat made its first trip 8 Nov., 1810 Foundation-stone of Christ Cdiiirch laid. 9 duly, 1817 John ]*res('.»tl died at '' Alaroon Hall" (property Itci wards sold to Lieut. Kafzmaini) 1821 Ninety^ Che.sap(^ak(' Hay ii(>groes sent t«) Trinidad lS*-> 1 Dartmouth Fire Fngine { ,.. established 1822 Lyle's.and ChaiicTs shipyards oj.ened. . About. 18-_3 Act i-asscd toautliori/e incorporation of " ''anal coiiijiany 18''4 'IhcophiJus Chamberlain artiiiouih 20 ( >ct., 182S) 'I. I'iiiillay siici'ci'.h (I l,v Tlio^. Brewer at (,'iviuh ton's l-'ciTy '..... A1)Out,1829-3() Si,- (\ (hjlc ]auiiciM-.l (hrst ■.tiviiulioat ">i hTiT) 1 ,laii., 18:50 f^ixtt'cii person^ tliowiici! hy th^'iipsi-t- tiu^- of one of the srnaH fciry-ho its. 14 Aug, 1831 Ferry stcamhoat llny.'v hiuiiclieliiistoii \hout, 1840 })eath of Mcij^hei' rhildren. I.nie I*!liza- hetli, and Mar;:'aret. in v.oods nciv IM'eston (ho.ii.vs Idund 17 April) \pri!, 1842 Adam Laidliw Ki-^an iei' cnit inj4 ^n a larue MMJe \^\:\ 30 CHUkNOI.OOK Al, TAIJI.Ji; OF DartiiKiiil}) liii|»ti-.><(»irs wife, said to have l)een a cousin ,,f the Empress Kugenie, died uiidei suspicious cii- (Mimstances nt - Lake Loon " 20 Sept., LS46 First regatta on Dartmouth Lake .... 5 Oct., 1846 Dr. Macdonaldmysteriousiydisapi eared 30 Nov., 1846 Mechanics' Institute l)uilding opened . , 7 i )ec., 1846 Second church at I'reston (in the " Long Swamp'--) destroyed by lire June (?), 1849 Third (\ of K. church built at Preston near Saln.on River ' About,1850-51 Shubenacadie Canal 8old to government of N. S. (Mc'Xal), tru.stee) 1851-52 l.dan.1 Navigation Co. incorporated . . 4 April, 1853 Methodist Church dedicat.M at Dart- '""^^^'' • 1853 Canal purcha.sed by lulan.l Xavig. Co. 10 June, 1854 Mount Mope hisai.e Asvluni corner- '^"""'"''' 9.lune, 1856 DAKTMOLTfJ, I'UKsToN, AND I.AWFJFNfKTnWX. ^] Jniio. 18f)6 " Marooii Hall " luiriit Drtrtinoutii i.'itlt's ;i!it| Kn^'iiietu-s .^ '>J'K''^"i^-''V A. I'lllsluirv 18(;0 (rold /cfo built Alx.ut, 18()9 Prince Arthur's Park Co. incorporated ],s7() New St. James's Church (Presbyterian) built 1870 Lewis P. Fairbanks purchased the Canal from the Lake and River ■ Navigation Co . . p^.j)., l,s70 Population of town of J^artmouth, 3,780 1,^71 Dartmouth incorporated 30 April, \>7'A Union Protection Co. organized 1^70 Andrew Shiels, " Albyn/' died 5 Nov., 1879- New Baptist Church o[»eiied 4 J;,„.^ [«^,x() Sandy Cove bidhing houses opened at , • ' Dartmouth . 7 Aug., 1880 Foundation-stone of Woodside Pefinery ^'^"^ '■ 3 July, 188:5 Railway to Dartmouth comuienced |sso H r 12 DAHTMOUTH, I'HKSTON, ANK l-AWUBNCKTOWN. Uiiilway (t|i('iiftl loi Uusincss .Ian , IbNO Halifax and I )aitin()Utli Steam Feirv Co. forinod, in place cf <»U1 company 1886 Wooilsido Kefinerv dosed J)ec., 1886 Ferry steamboat l)artvu)uf)i hr.ilt 188('^ Public Reading-Rootn oi)ened 1 Jan., 1889 Dartmouth Ferry Commission formed. 17 April, 1890 Ferry Co. sells its [>rop(!rty to the Commission . . 1 -I uly, 1 890 Several j)ersons drowned on the arrival oi i\n.' U'Tvy-howi Annnj' 2 {Htdifcu') 11 duly, 1890 New St. Peter's Chapel begun Autumn, 1890 Act passed to provide for su|»plying Dartmouth with water and sewerage 19 May, 1891 Narrows railway bridge carried away. . 7 Sc t., 1891 Trenching and laying the main water- pipe begun 3 Oct., 1891 Woodside Kefinery again opened 1691 Population of town of Dartmouth, 6.2')2 1891 St. Peter's new chapel opened 7 Feb., 1892 Dartmouth first lighted by electricity . 13 JuJy, 1892 Water turned on the town from Topsail and Lamont's Lakes 2 Nov., 1'692 Narrows bridge destroyed for second time '. 23 July, 1893 Woodsiile Refinery transferred to Acadia Sugar Refining Co Aug., 1893 New Post-ottice opened 1 May, 1894 r yo>/3(. t. i 1 ;)