Commodore Park is a mostly

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in the Dartmouth community of the

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. It is located in the east end of Dartmouth in the Woodlawn area.

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is located within this area.

History

Commodore Park was established as a subdivision during the general housing boom in Dartmouth in the 1950s. By 1955, 200 building lots had been set aside and 50 houses had been built. The subdivision was developed by Commodore Company Limited. The land comprising the area was originally owned by various landowners, including Bert C. Farquharson and Allison R. Morash. Their names are reflected in the area's Farquharson Street and Morash Pond.

was built in 1960, shortly before the town and county areas of Dartmouth (including Woodlawn) were amalgamated into the City of Dartmouth in 1961.

Street names

Many of the streets in Commodore Park were named for Canadian naval ships that were lost during the

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: There are many websites describing the ships. One of the more detailed ones is www.uboat.net.

Gallery

These plaques were placed in a small park in the center of Commodore Park as a part of the Commodore Park project. File:Commodore park plaque 1.jpg, alt=The first of two plaques. It explains various information about the history of the area, naval ships lost during the Battle of the Atlantic (of which many of the area's streets were named after), and a brief history of the battle itself., This plaque contains information about the history of the area, naval ships lost during the

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(of which many of the area's streets were named after), and a brief history of the battle itself. File:Commodore park plaque 2.jpg, alt=The second of two plaques. It contains a map of the area and pictures of the various ships that correspond to the names of the streets., This plaque contains a map of the area and pictures of the various ships that correspond to the names of the streets.

References

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