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Sir William Alexander
c1567 – 1640

1st Earl of Stirling

Photographs of
Monument

Victoria Park
Halifax
Nova Scotia

Located near the intersection of South Park Street with University Avenue

GPS location:   44°38'24"N   63°34'45"W



Sir William Alexander plaque, Halifax
Sir William Alexander plaque
Victoria Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Photographed 28 November 2002
Also see: Scotch Fort 1629-1632 monument, Port Royal




Links to Relevant Websites

Sir William Alexander Gazetteer for Scotland
    http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/people/famousfirst255.html

Founding of New Scotland by Janet MacKay
    http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Heritage/FSCNS/Scots_NS/
        New_Scotland/Scotland_New_Scotland_Menstrie.html

Founding of New Scotland by Janet MacKay
    http://www.almac.co.uk/personal/jmackay/New_Scotland.html

Chapter Six: The First Scots in Acadia by Peter Landry
    http://www.blupete.com/Hist/NovaScotiaBk1/Part1/Ch06.htm

Sir William Alexander Electric Scotland
    http://www.electricscotland.com/history/canada/william_alexander.htm

History of the Scots in New Scotland Electric Scotland
    http://www.electricscotland.com/history/world/scotsns.htm

Famous Scots: William Alexander 1641 ScottishDocuments.com
Includes a transcript of Sir William Alexander's will
and four page images of the actual will
    http://www.scottishdocuments.com/content/famousscots.asp?whichscot=96





Photographs of War Memorials, Historic Monuments and Plaques in Nova Scotia
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Scotch Fort 1629 monument Scotch Fort 1629-1632 monument Port Royal
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S.S. Atlantic 1873 memorial at Sandy Cove, Terence Bay S.S. Atlantic 1873: memorial at Sandy Cove Terence Bay
    /hfxrm/ssatlanhrm.html

Swissair Flight 111 Memorial, Whalesback Swissair Flight 111 Memorial Whalesback
    /hfxrm/swisswhale.html

Halifax war memorial, Grand Parade Halifax war memorial The Cenotaph, Grand Parade
    /hfxrm/hfxwarmem.html

Welsford-Parker monument Welsford-Parker monument, Crimean War Halifax
    /hfxrm/crimeamon.html

Plaque: Old Burying Ground Old Burying Ground plaque Halifax
    /hfxrm/oldburygnd.html

Deadman's Island, Northwest Arm Deadman's Island Northwest Arm, Halifax
    /hfxrm/deadmansnd.html

Postal Service in Nova Scotia Postal Service in Nova Scotia Halifax
    /hfxrm/postservns.html

Captain James Cook monument Halifax
    /hfxrm/cookjmon.html

Sir John Wentworth plaque Sir John Wentworth plaque Halifax
    /hfxrm/wentworthj.html

Alexander Keith monument Alexander Keith monument Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax
    /hfxrm/keithal.html

Vincent Coleman tombstone Vincent Coleman tombstone Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Halifax
    /hfxrm/colemanpv.html

Norwegian Memorial, Sackville Landing Norwegian memorial, Sackville Landing Halifax
    /hfxrm/norwayhfx.html

Flora MacDonald plaque Flora MacDonald plaque Windsor
    /hantsco/floramem.html

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First uploaded to the Internet:   20 December 2002
New photograph installed:   23 October 2003
Latest content revision:   20 March 2004