Jesse Miles McCall was born on Aug. 29, 1849, in Balsam Grove. He was the first son of William M. McCall and Mary “Polly” Owen, the grandson of John A.
The corner of Robie and Almon Streets in Halifax may look like a typical urban commercial property, but according to historian Blair Beed, the site is also connected to a tragic chapter in Halifax history - when there was a major housing crisis following the Halifax Explosion.
For over 50 years, Nova Scotians have gifted Bostoners a spruce in gratitude for an aid mission led by Abraham Ratshesky in 1917 after a port explosion killed and injured thousands
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