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Veterans Memorial View Park

Municipality of the County of Kings

Officially unveiled 1 November 2005

Avonport
Kings County
Nova Scotia

Located at the intersection of Oak Island Road with West Brooklyn Road

GPS location: 45°05'11"N 64°14'24"W
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Nova Scotia, Avonport: Veterans Memorial View Park military memorial, unveiling ceremony

Photographed on 1 November 2005

A few minutes before the official unveiling ceremony.

Photographed on 1 November 2005

After the official unveiling ceremony.

Photographed on 1 November 2005

Nova Scotia, Avonport: Veterans Memorial, shortly after sunrise

The spectacular view across Minas Basin

Photographed at 7:22am on 15 November 2005

Photographed at 7:25am on 15 November 2005

Nova Scotia, Avonport: Veterans Memorial, as seen from Highway 101

Veterans Memorial View Park, as seen from Highway 101
The old overpass will be demolished in August 2006

Photographed on 16 February 2006

Nova Scotia, Avonport: Veterans Memorial View Park military memorial

Photographed on 22 June 2006

Veterans Memorial View Park as seen from Highway 101
near the West Brooklyn Road overpass

Photographed on 22 June 2006, shortly after sunrise

Nova Scotia, Avonport: Veterans Memorial in the midst of construction, twinning Highway 101

Veterans Memorial View Park during construction of twinned Highway 101

Photographed on 9 September 2006

Veterans Memorial View Park is visible at the left side of this photograph.
Note the absence of the overpass bridge. The old overpass has been demolished.
At the right side of this photograph, the workmen clustered beside the Jersey barrier
are doing preliminary work for a new concrete pier that will support
the center of the new overpass.

Photographed on 22 September 2006

Nova Scotia, Avonport: twinning Highway 101, temporary view

The view without the overpass.

Photographed on 22 September 2006

Veterans Memorial View Park is visible at the center of this photograph.
The new overpass bridge, visible at the far right, is nearing completion.

Photographed on 9 May 2007

Veterans Memorial View Park during construction of twinned Highway 101.

Photographed on 9 May 2007

The flagman is controlling traffic while new pavement is laid.

Photographed on 22 May 2007

Here we see the full length of the new overpass bridge.

Photographed on 22 May 2007

Nova Scotia, Avonport: Veterans Memorial View Park interpretative panels

Photographed on 22 May 2007

"...the oldest footprints in Canada..."

Photographed on 22 May 2007

Links to Relevant Websites

Photographs: Year of the Veteran Ceremonies - 2005
Municipality of Kings County
http://www.county.kings.ns.ca/gallery/default.htm

Photographs of War Memorials, Historic Monuments and Plaques in Nova Scotia
http://ns1763.ca/remem/plaques.html

William Hall monument Hantsport
http://ns1763.ca/hantsco/hallmem.html

Kentville Legion war memorial Kentville
http://ns1763.ca/kingsco/kentlegion.html

Kentville Memorial Park Kentville
http://ns1763.ca/kingsco/kentmem.html

St. Antoine, 1682 New Minas
http://ns1763.ca/kingsco/newminas-antoine.html

Veterans Memorial Bench and Sundial Kentville
http://ns1763.ca/kingsco/veteransbench.html

Sheffield Mills war memorial Sheffield Mills
http://ns1763.ca/kingsco/sheffieldmills.html

Veterans Lane military memorial Kingston
http://ns1763.ca/kingsco/veteranslane.html

North Mountain airplane crash memorial Brow of Mountain
http://ns1763.ca/kingsco/browmtn.html

Wolfville war memorial Wolfville
http://ns1763.ca/kingsco/wolfmem.html

Acadia U. Memorial Gym Wolfville
http://ns1763.ca/kingsco/acadiamemgym.html

Canning war memorial Canning
http://ns1763.ca/kingsco/cannmem.html

Harold Borden monument, 1900 Canning
http://ns1763.ca/kingsco/borden_h.html

Berwick war memorial Berwick
http://ns1763.ca/kingsco/berwickwar.html

Bridgetown war memorial Bridgetown
http://ns1763.ca/annapco/bridgetownm.html

Memorial: Commonwealth Air Training Plan, 1940-1945 Middleton
http://ns1763.ca/annapco/bcatpww2.html

Commonwealth Air Training Plan memorial, 1940-1945 Kingston
http://ns1763.ca/kingsco/bcatprc.html

Monument: Bloody Creek 1757 Bloody Creek
http://ns1763.ca/annapco/bloodycrk.html

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First uploaded to the WWW: 2005 November 05
New photographs installed: 2006 June 27
New photograph installed: 2007 May 09
New photographs installed: 2007 October 29
New photographs installed: 2007 November 23
Added Google Map link: 2007 December 09

Photographs of Veterans Memorial View Park

Municipality of the County of Kings

AvonportKings CountyNova Scotia

Links to Relevant Websites

Photographs of
Veterans Memorial View Park

Avonport
Kings County
Nova Scotia