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The Jamaican Maroons in Nova Scotia, 1796–1800

Citadel Hill in Halifax, Nova Scotia, photographed in 2011.
Citadel Hill in Halifax, Nova Scotia, photographed in 2011. Citadel hill · Moneywagon · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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After the Maroon War of 1795–1796, Britain exiled more than 500 Maroons of Trelawny Town, Jamaica, to Nova Scotia. They kept a strong sense of community despite pressure to assimilate and demands for their labour, including at the Halifax Citadel; most were resettled in Sierra Leone in 1800, while a few remained.

Scope & context

The Maroons’ years in Nova Scotia, not the wider history of Black Nova Scotians.

Sources behind this record

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The Jamaican Maroons in Nova Scotia National Historic Event ↗

Parks Canada

Historical importance; plaque text