Armoury built in the 1840’s on the Alexander farm “Erinville” and used by the St. John’s Volunteers and later the RE I. Light

Horse. photo Mrs. I. Gerhard

stone foundation, with barred windows and a sturdy door which could be locked and bolted; these precautions were necessary because the militia rifles and ammunition were kept here, the rifles 1n racks with each man’s name opposite ms rifle. There was also a rule range on the Alexander farm, laid out from the East Road, the marksmen firing at 100-yard intervals, towards the target area which was on a level with the farm house and a little to the east of it. The armoury, which can still be seen today, and the rifle range were used for militia drills and training over the years. There was also a rifle range in West Covehead on the farm of John MacMillan. In winter the men of No. 6 Company trained on the ice of Parson’s Creek, part of Covehead Bay; many

Stanhope men took part in this training.

Stanhope Veterans

John McCabe served in the American Civil War, returning to Stanhope in 1866; and one Stanhope man, Oliver Lawson, fought in the Boer War in South Africa; in World War I a number of local men were in the forces. In 1915 Celonel John R. Allan (son of the Rev. James Allan, former minister of Stanhope Presbyterian Church) was authorised to prepare a draft for overseas service from the 82nd Regiment. This eventually became the 105th Canadian Infantry

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