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Old Posted Jun 2, 2016, 6:04 PM
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Originally Posted by OldDartmouthMark View Post

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Yes. I think this could also foster better respect for our history and help to quell some of the weird anti-heritage sentiment around.

Example: Would we be talking about tearing down the Dennis Building if every Haligonian schoolchild (and tourists and others) had plainly seen see its importance to the pre-confederation city, and its Phoenix-like burn-down-and-rebuild, documented on a walk like this?

Ditto for lots of other sites and the idea of our historic role generally. It amazes me how little a lot of people in the city know about its actual history.
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