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Oldest Martello Tower in North America

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Location map of the Prince of Wales Tower

The Prince of Wales Tower is the oldest martello tower in North America and is located in Point Pleasant Park, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.^[1] It was built in 1796 by Captain James Straton and was used as a redoubt and a powder magazine. Restored, it was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1943.^[2]^[3]

^ Prince of Wales Tower National Historic Site of Canada Archived 2013-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
^ Prince of Wales Tower National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
^ "Public Archives of Nova Scotia C@P Site - The Royal Engineers in Halifax - Exhibit". Gov.ns.ca. Archived from the original on December 3, 2007. Retrieved 2008-10-24.