Victoria_Park_Re port Final.pdf - City of Charlottetown
Victoria_Park_Re port Final.pdf - City of Charlottetown
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depiction"<strong>of</strong>"a"planned"rather"than"actual"feature"suggests"that"other"features"in"the"<br />
park,"such"as"the"paths,"cricket"ground"and"parade"ground"may"also"be"planned"<br />
features"rather"than"features"present"in"1880.""<br />
The"1903"Insurance"map"<strong>of</strong>"<strong>Charlottetown</strong>"depicts"the"<strong>City</strong>"and"Government"<strong>Park</strong>s."<br />
Fort"Edward"is"not"noted"on"this"map,"although"the"Old"Barracks"on"Brighton"Road"<br />
are"(Figure"4.2B11)."The"pond"within"the"<strong>City</strong>"<strong>Park</strong>"is"depicted"in"roughly"the"same"<br />
shape"as"the"1880"map,"suggesting"that"the"“proposed”"lake"was"constructed."The"<br />
new"<strong>Park</strong>"Drive"road"(now"<strong>Park</strong>"Roadway)"is"also"shown"on"this"map,"having"been"<br />
recently"constructed"in"1897. 39 "Unfortunately,"a"larger"scale"<strong>of</strong>"the"park"areas"was"<br />
not"completed"in"the"insurance"maps,"although"the"western"edge"<strong>of</strong>"Government"<br />
Farm"is"shown"on"one"<strong>of</strong>"the"city"maps"(Figure"4.2B12)."This"map"depicts"the"guard"<br />
house"and"several"outbuildings."Two"years"later"in"1905,"additional"land"was"added"<br />
to"<strong>Victoria</strong>"<strong>Park</strong>"from"Government"Farm,"creating"today’s"park"size. 40 "<br />
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Figure'4.2+'12:'Excerpt'<strong>of</strong>'Map'17'<strong>of</strong>'the'1903'insurance'map'<strong>of</strong>'<strong>Charlottetown</strong>.'Note'the'guard'house'and'<br />
three'other'buildings'on'the'Government'Farm. 42 '<br />
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Figure'4.2+'11:'Excerpt'<strong>of</strong>'1903'Insurance'Map'<strong>of</strong>'<strong>Charlottetown</strong> 41 .'Note'the'newly'constructed'<strong>Park</strong>'<br />
Drive,'the'shape'<strong>of</strong>'the'western'pond'and'the'Old'Barracks'(red'arrow).'<br />
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The"Prince"Edward"Battery,"later"known"as"Fort"Edward,"was"moved"to"its"present"<br />
location"in"<strong>Victoria</strong>"<strong>Park</strong>"in"1805,"from"a"location"on"Great"George"Street.""In"1855,"it"<br />
was"dismantled"(as"was"St."George’s"Battery"and"the"Blockhouse)"and"the"ordinance,"<br />
guns"and"ammunition"were"sent"to"Halifax."This"was"the"end"<strong>of</strong>"the"Garrison"at"<br />
<strong>Charlottetown</strong>,"although"a"volunteer"militia"was"eventually"formed."However,"in"<br />
1867,"the"raids"by"the"Fenian"Brotherhood"into"Canada"prompted"a"battery"<strong>of</strong>"guns"<br />
and"rifles"to"be"sent"to"Prince"Edward"Island. 43 "The"Battery"was"originally"staffed"by"<br />
the"British"military"until"1864,"when"the"<strong>Charlottetown</strong>"Volunteer"Militia"Artillery"<br />
took"over,"staffing"the"Battery"until"the"early"20 th "century."In"1882,"the"construction"<br />
<strong>of</strong>"the"Fort"was"changed"from"guns"firing"out"<strong>of</strong>"an"embrasure"to"a"more"sunken"<br />
barbette"structure"<strong>of</strong>"earthworks."The"stone"magazine"was"apparently"built"prior"to"<br />
1868,"by"a"local"mason,"Paul"Towan." 44 "The"battery"<strong>of</strong>"guns"and"stone"magazine,"<br />
shown"in"a"photograph"circa"1900,"still"exist"today"(Figure"4.2B13)."The"wooden"<br />
platform"the"cannons"are"resting"on"in"the"photograph"was"replaced"with"cement"in"<br />
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39""Pollard"1898:"192"<br />
40"Rogers"1983,"33."<br />
41"Goad"1903"<br />
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43"Campbell"1875:99,"136."<br />
44"Canada’s"Historic"Places,"Prince"Edward"Battery."<br />
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