Melville Island Prison, was constructed in 1808 and destroyed in 1935.
American Prisoners of War were incarcerated by the British Empire here
during the War of 1812.
Deadman's Island, where 195 American prisoners are buried in unmarked
graves, is nearby.
Photo taken in 1929
Photo taken in 1889.
Deadman's Island is above and to the right.
Prison being destroyed by fire in 1935.
Photos courtesy Nova Scotia Archives