Armdale Yacht Club
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The Armdale Yacht Club is a yacht club located on Melville Island, at the head of Halifax Harbour's Northwest Arm in Nova Scotia, Canada. The Club was founded in 1937 and was established at its current location in 1947. The Club is known for founding the Bluenose fleet.
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Melville Island Plaque, Armdale Yacht Club, Halifax, Nova Scotia
The 320 Americans from the frigate Chesapeake were imprisoned at Melville Island (1813). Image of HMS Shannon leading the capture of USS Chesapeake
Melville Island namesake, abolitionist Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1804)
Melville Island is a small peninsula in Nova Scotia, Canada, located in the Northwest Arm of Halifax Harbour, west of Deadman's Island. It is part of the Halifax Regional Municipality.
Melville Island in 1801
Receiving depot, pictured in 1929
1855 sketch of Melville Island