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Pier 21, Halifax, Canada
- Between 1928-1971, at Pier 21 on the
Halifax waterfront, 1.5 million immigrants first set foot on Canadian soil.
During World War II, 3,000 British evacuee children, 50,000 war brides and
their 22,000 children, over 100,000 refugees and 368,000 Canadian troops
bound for Europe passed through Pier 21.
- It has been compared to New York’s Ellis Island, and is
intrinsically linked to Canada’s multicultural national identity.
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Canadian Heritage - Parks Canada:
- Grosse Île and the Irish Memorial National Historic Site
- The arrival of immigrants at the Port of Québec brought worry
about the transmission of diseases. The colonial authorities
decided to set up a quarantine station on Grosse Île.
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Heritage Resources and New Brunswick Community College
- Saint John Partridge Island - Heritage Resources Saint John
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then select (Communities - Partridge Island) for index to its
many resources!
The Diary of Nellie McGowan
- Partridge Island Quarantine Station, 1902
Dr. James P. Collins - 1824-1847
- A Martyr to His Duty, 1824-1847
- "During the emigrant season of 1847, over 14,000 emigrants
arrived at the Partridge Island Quarantine Station."
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