Amherst Internment Camp

Amherst Internment Camp was an internment camp that existed from 1914 to 1919 in Amherst, Nova Scotia. It was the largest internment camp in Canada during World War I; a maximum of 853 prisoners were housed at one time at the old Malleable Iron foundry on the corner of Hickman and Park Streets.[1] The most famous prisoner at the camp was Leon Trotsky. There was a commemoration of the guards and prisoners for the 100th anniversary of the closing of the Amherst Internment Camp on July 2, 2019, at the Amherst Armoury. [1] Archived 2019-06-28 at the Wayback Machine

  1. ^ "Parks Canada – Halifax Citadel National Historic Site – Internment Operations at the Halifax Citadel during the First World War". Pc.gc.ca. 2014-06-26. Archived from the original on 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2015-06-05.