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York Shore Battery, York Redoubt, Nova Scotia, Canada
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York Shore Battery, an abandoned WWII Command Centre with gun emplacements and light stations below the main fortifications.
York Reboubt was established in 1793 on a bluff overlooking the harbour entrance, and expanded in the 19th and 20th centuries, it was a key element in the defence of Halifax Harbour.
Past the gun emplacements are where the searchlights were located that would light up the entrance to the harbour.
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