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Point Pleasant Park

Point Pleasant Park
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Point Pleasant Park
Type Public park
Location Halifax, Nova Scotia
Coordinates 44°37′22″N 63°34′9″W / 44.62278°N 63.56917°W / 44.62278; -63.56917Coordinates: 44°37′22″N 63°34′9″W / 44.62278°N 63.56917°W / 44.62278; -63.56917
Area 75 ha (190 acres)
Created 1866
Operated by Halifax Regional Municipality (Land under lease from Government of Canada)

Point Pleasant Park is a large, partially forested municipal park at the southern tip of the Halifax peninsula. It once hosted several artillery batteries, and still contains the Prince of Wales Tower - the oldest Martello tower in North America (1796). The park is a popular recreational spot for Haligonians, as it hosts forest walks and affords views across the harbour and out toward the Atlantic.

Plays are performed in the park every summer by the Shakespeare by the Sea theatre company. The performances usually take place at Cambridge Battery and include both Shakespearean and more recent plays.

Point Pleasant Park is owned by British Government and is leased to Halifax Regional Municipality for a ceremonial 1 shilling per year. The original lease for the land was negotiated by Sir William Young in 1866. Administration of the park lease is performed by the Department of Canadian Heritage.

St. Aspinquid’s Chapel was established by Priest Louis-Pierre Thury at Chebucto (present day Halifax, Nova Scotia) in the late 17th century. The chapel is a natural stone amphitheatre located by Chain Rock Battery on the Northwest Arm at Point Pleasant Park. There are numerous notable people who were interned in the burial grounds around the chapel. The chapel was also the location of the Mi’kmaq celebration the Feast of St. Aspinquid (St. Aspinquid's Day), which was conducted through much of the 18th century. The Chapel is also the site of a battle during the French and Indian War between two Mi'kmaq chiefs (1760).


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