LOCATION:
The Fairview community is located southwest of Bedford
Basin and approximately five kilometers from downtown Halifax.
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
The area has been called Dutch Village, Geizer Mountain,
and even Squirreltown. For a while the area was known as Three
Mile House, after a way-station located in the area for
travelers to stop and refresh themselves. The name was
officially changed to Fairview in 1941, when it was used for
the first time on a Federal Census. A nearby cemetery
established in 1892 was also renamed Fairview Cemetery.
COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHT:
The cemetery, located on Windsor Street, was the former
property of the Veith family. Originally thirty acres were
purchased and called Greenwood Cemetery. It is here that many
of the victims of the Titanic are buried. The Titanic sank on
its maiden voyage in 1912 between the coasts of Newfoundland
and Nova Scotia after hitting an iceberg, and bodies were
brought to Nova Scotia for burial. The city took over the
maintenance of the cemetery in 1944.
"one City...Many Communities" co - published BY
Halifax Regional Municipality AND Nimbus, funded BY the HRM
Millennium Committee.Author : Alfreda Withrow
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Halifax County Genweb Project
gratefully acknowledges the following sources:
Historical Information on many
community pages is from : One
City...Many Communities" co - published by Halifax Regional
Municipality and Nimbus, funded By the HRM Millennium
Committee.Author : Alfreda Withrow.
Mapeeze: Free map linking on
Destination Nova Scotia.
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