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Description: This the York Shore Battery, an abandoned WWII Command Centre with gun emplacements and light stations below the main fortifications. York Reboubt was established in 1793 on a bluff overlooking the harbour entrance, and expanded in the 19th and 20th centuries, it was a key element in the defence of Halifax Harbour. Past the gun emplacements are where the searchlights were located that would light up the entrance to the harbour.
Title: Halifax DSC 5911 - Searchlight stations (3790206994)
Credit: DSC_5911 - Searchlight stations
Author: Dennis Jarvis from Halifax, Canada
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