Geo: 46.0884, -64.7783Day 3Halifax: City Tour, Harbor Boat Ride, Wharf LunchAnother gorgeous day. How blessed we are. This morning was devoted to a city tour of Halifax. First up was Fairview Lawn Cemetery where 150 victims of the Titanic are buried. There are three types of headstones: 1. Identified graves of unclaimed victims2. Unidentified graves3. Monuments paid for by family members of lost loved onesBecause the ship went down just off the coast of Newfoundland, four rescue and recovery ships from the Atlantic Provinces were hired to search for the dead. Of 328 bodies found, some were buried at sea. Others were brought to Halifax, but only 40 bodies were actually claimed by family members. Of the remaining unidentified or unclaimed bodies, 121 were buried in a special plot at Fairview.Two of the most decorated plots
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