Purcell's Cove or Purcells Cove is a community within the

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, Canada, on the west side of

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from the

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to Fergusons Cove along Route 253. The first three characters of the

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in the area are B3P. Purcell's Cove has historically been an important location for the quarrying of granite, ironstone, and slate. In her book, ''Purcell's Cove: The Little Place that Helped Build Halifax City'', Elsie Millington explains how important Purcell's Cove was for the building of Halifax. Many buildings in

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including

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, the historic

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, the walls of the Grand Parade, and the old post office used stone produced by quarries at Purcell's Cove. The railroad in the granite quarry is thought to be the first constructed anywhere in Eastern Canada.Interpretation Planning Purcell’s Cove Granite Quarries
/ref> Purcell's Cove is named after Bill Purcell who ferried people to and from Halifax in the 1940s

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