A century after the Halifax explosion, grim reminders can still be found in trees
The entire core of one tree trunk was a column of metal shards. ’It dawned on me, ‘wow, man, this is from the Halifax Explosion,’ ’ says one arborist.
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Halifax Explosion
The Halifax explosion: How newspapers covered the tragedy in 1917
In the aftermath of a disaster that killed thousands and injured thousands more, newspapers from Toronto to Hawaii and France to Australia scrambled to update readers
In 2017, Halifax marks 100 years since its greatest disaster
On the 100th anniversary of the Halifax Explosion, the city will uncover and recount stories lost in the disaster’s aftermath
The top 10 Heritage Minutes
Our favourite Canadian history shorts from the Halifax Explosion to ’I smell burnt toast’