abstract:Royal Artillery Park (Halifax) is a military park in Halifax, Nova Scotia initially funded from the conquest of present-day Maine, which was renamed the colony of New Ireland. The site of RA Park was acquired in 1799 from John and Richard Cleary for £150, in the name of Prince Edward, to provide soldiers quarters, stores, officers' accommodations and a headquarters for the Royal Artillery personnel stationed in Halifax.
The RoyalArtilleryMemorial atLondon's HydeParkCornerisan iceberg of dangerousmemories, menacingthetraffic that circles its island, forcingunpleasanttruthsfrom the past into the present.