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York Redoubt
View at York Redoubt showing its commanding view over the approaches to Halifax Harbour
LocationFerguson's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada
Coordinates44°35′47.7″N 63°33′8.78″W / 44.596583°N 63.5524389°W / 44.596583; -63.5524389
Built1793
Governing bodyParks Canada
National Historic Site of Canada
Official nameYork Redoubt National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1962
York Redoubt is located in Nova Scotia
York Redoubt
Location of York Redoubt in Nova Scotia

York Redoubt is a redoubt situated on a bluff overlooking the entrance to Halifax Harbour at Ferguson's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada, originally constructed in 1793. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1962.[1]

  1. ^ York Redoubt National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 17 April 2013.

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