Richmond, Nova Scotia

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Richmond is a Canadian urban neighbourhood comprising part of the North End of the Halifax Peninsula in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality.

Formerly a separately incorporated part of Halifax County, the village of Richmond grew north of North Street, the traditional dividing line with the City of Halifax's original North End. Located on the western shore of The Narrows of Halifax Harbour, Richmond soon industrialized after the Nova Scotia Railway built along the shore to serve the navy dockyard and various shipping piers and warehouses.

Richmond was amalgamated into the City of Halifax during the late 19th century and its traditional boundary was blurred as the area became absorbed into the expanding North End.

The Richmond neighbourhood of Halifax was completely obliterated as a result of the 1917 Halifax Explosion. Pier 6, ground zero of the explosion, is on the extreme right.

The Hydrostone project was built in Richmond to replace the neighbourhood devastated by the Halifax Explosion.

Richmond was devastated on December 6, 1917 when the Halifax Explosion levelled much of its structures and waterfront. The rising slope of Fort Needham protected some areas of Richmond from the immediate effects of the shockwave, however most of what is now Richmond was rebuilt during the 1920s-1940s using hydrostone building materials and a community reconstruction master plan.

Coordinates: 44°39′59.7″N, 63°35′54.7″W

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