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Archaeological Resource Impact Assessment Pre-development Assessment Spring Garden Road/Queen Street Public Lands Plan 3.0 METHODOLOGY A historic background study was conducted by DAC Ltd. between the January 6 - 20. Historical maps, manuscripts, and published literature were located and consulted at Nova Scotia Public Archives and Records Management in Halifax as well as at the Halifax Regional Municipality Archives. The Maritime Archaeological Resource Inventory, held at the Nova Scotia Museum’s Heritage Division, was also consulted to understand any prior archaeological research and known archaeological resources neighbouring or within the study area. 3.1 Maritime Archaeological Resource Inventory Using facilities at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, a search was conducted for archaeological sites in the study area through the Maritime Archaeological Resources Inventory (MARI) forms. One site, named Winchester’s Midden, was identified within the study area. During a structural renovation to the rear of Winchester’s clothing store on Queen Street in the mid-1990s, a privy was accidently disturbed and archaeologists were called to investigate. Though most of the structure was gone, many artifacts were recovered and dated to the mid to late nineteenth century. 3.2 Historical Background The following historical background is divided into the three study areas as delineated by the HRM. These include the site of the former Halifax Infirmary bounded by Spring Garden Road, Queen Street, and Morris Street (A), the Halifax Public Library property on the corner of Spring Garden Road and Grafton Street (B), and two half-blocks of property bounded by Clyde Street, Queen Street, Birmingham Street, and Dresden Row (C) (Figure 3.2-1). 3.2.1 Area A: The Infirmary Property The site of the former Halifax Infirmary has a long and detailed history extending at least to the founding of Halifax in 1749. There are two distinct portions of Area B which have archaeological potential and these include a long-standing residence on the corner of Spring Garden Road and Queen Street, and the buildings associated with Dundonald Street, which were closed to facilitate the growth of the Halifax Infirmary. Davis Archaeological Consultants Limited 5
Archaeological Resource Impact Assessment Pre-development Assessment Spring Garden Road/Queen Street Public Lands Plan B C A Figure 3.2-1-1: Spring Garden Road and Queen Street study areas on Google Maps. The earliest mention of the former Infirmary site comes from several 20 th century reconstructions. The first, Jackson’s 1945 map of Halifax in 1749, shows the property belonging to Charles Morris and Richard Blakeley and referred to as the ‘Governor’s Farm’. Though only Spring Garden Road is named, it’s likely that the street running parallel to Spring Garden is Morris Street, and the two streets starting at the top of the map are Queen and an early rendition of Dundonald Streets respectively. No known buildings exist on the Governor’s Farm lot during this period; however, evidence does exist for a series of house lots facing Queen Street, complete with the names of the respective tenants (Figure 3.2.1-2). Davis Archaeological Consultants Limited 6
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