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	Halifax, Nova Scotia
		An incoming Belgian ship, the Imo, laden with armaments struck an outgoing French ship, the Mont Blanc, at the mouth of the harbour.
		Both caught fire and were abandoned, and minutes later the arms ship exploded, flattening a large portion of the city, leaving over 2000 dead and 9000 injured.
		The Tall Ships Challenge came to Halifax in 2000 and 2004.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/h/ha/halifax__nova_scotia.html (1373 words)

	tall ship photos
		Tall Ships and Sailboat Collection - Stock Photos.
		Tall Ships Photos copyright 2000 by Tracy Marks Most photos taken at Tall Ships Boston, July 2000.
		… tall ship photos, stock photos, pictures, stock photography.
	www.agawamhs.org /tall-ship-photos.html (504 words)

	Cutty Sark Clipper Ship
		In 1885 she began the Australian wool trade, and it was on this hard route that she proved she was the fastest ship of her time, with a passage from Newcastle in New South Wales to Deal in Kent in only 82 days.
		In 1895 she was sold to the Portuguese and twenty seven years later, in Falmouth, was seen and purchased by Captain Wilfred Dowman, returning again to the British flag.
		In June 1957 she was formally opened to members of the public by HM The Queen.
	www.schoonerman.com /cutty_sark.htm (281 words)

	Halifax - Information, Maps, Facts, What to do, Links, and much more.
		When the Titanic sank in 1912, the search effort was coordinated in Halifax and 150 of the 328 recovered bodies were buried there in the Fairview Lawn Cemetery, the Mount Olivet Cemetery, and the Baron de Hirsch cemetery.
		During the 1960's the Black community of Africville was demolished and its residents displaced to clear land for industrial use as well as the A. Murray MacKay bridge (Halifax's "north" bridge).
		The city's port status also makes it a popular location for films about ships; scenes from the films Titanic and K-19: The Widowmaker were filmed near Halifax.
	www.forwardingsite.com /places/halifax.html (2109 words)

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