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Nova Scotia Tourism Region : Halifax Metro
Description From Owner:
- Woodside is an unincorporated middle income urban locality of Dartmouth, within the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. The community is divided into North Woodside and South Woodside.
- The community is divided into North Woodside and South Woodside. Woodside is home to two hospitals: the Dartmouth General Hospital and the Nova Scotia Hospital.
- Several businesses reside within the boundaries of Woodside. These include the Dartmouth Refinery, the Irving Oil terminal, and an offshore industrial park called the Woodside Industrial Park
- In the Business Park businesses include Aecon Fabco. Another institution is InNOVAcorp, formerly the Nova Scotia Research Foundation.
- Georges Island: First called Île Ronde or Raquette because it was shaped like a snowshoe. On a 1732 map it is shown as George's Island and was named to honour King George II of England.
- Some settlers were landed here when Halifax was founded in 1749. The first fortifications on the island were started by Gov. Edward Cornwallis in 1750.
- In 1795 a Star fort and blockhouse were erected and named Fort Charlotte in 1798. This fort was levelled in 1811 and a Martello tower and new parapets were built.
- Reconstruction was carried out between 1864-69 and in 1877 the tower was torn down.
- In 1960 the island was taken over by the Department of Northern Affairs and Natural Resources and in 1962 work began on a restoration project.
- With permission from 'Nova Scotia Place Names' David E. Scott 2015 and Wikipedia 2022
Address of this page: http://ns.ruralroutes.com/WoodsideNS