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  Historic Halifax
The town of Halifax was founded on the south bank of the Roanoke River in 1760 and quickly became a focal point for the entire valley.
Halifax was a river port, county seat, crossroads, and social center.
Halifax remained prosperous until the late 1830s, when its political power was diminished and when the new railroad bypassed the town.
www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us /sections/hs/halifax/halifax.htm   (895 words)

  
 Titanic ~ The Unsinkable Ship and Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax is where the maiden voyage of Titanic really ended, with the most lasting legacy from the sinking located here.
Halifax, Nova Scotia, located on the eastern coast of Canada, has one of the most moving and intimate connections with the Titanic disaster, playing a key role during the tragedy's aftermath and becoming the final resting place of many of her unclaimed victims.
Titanic artifacts at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic are a touching reminder of the ship's lost luxury, her violent end and the special role our port played as the enormity of the disaster unfolded.
titanic.gov.ns.ca   (318 words)

  
 HRM - Community - Halifax Explosion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Members of the Halifax Fire Department responded quickly, and were positioning their engine up to the nearest hydrant when the Mont Blanc disintegrated in a blinding white flash, creating the biggest man-made explosion before the nuclear age.
On Dec. 6, 1992, the Halifax Fire Department erected a monument in front of Station 6 (corner of Lady Hammond Road and Robie Street), in honour of the nine members who died attempting to fight the fire on the Mont Blanc.
But Halifax has not forgotten, and every Dec. 6 at 9am there is a service by the Memorial Bells at Fort Needham, close to where the Mont Blanc exploded.
www.halifax.ca /community/explode.html   (1142 words)

  
 Halifax On Destination: Nova Scotia
Halifax is located at 44°38'55"N, 63°34'31"W in the Halifax region of the Halifax / Dartmouth Trail, Halifax county.
Halifax is located on Canada's eastern shore, in the province of Nova Scotia.
Halifax is well known for its friendly hospitality,and many site seeing attractions for visitors to the city and surrounding area.
www.destination-ns.com /common/places.asp?PlaceID=1198   (1221 words)

  
 Welcome To Halifax Skyscrapers
With a population of 356,000, Halifax is the largest city in Atlantic Canada.
Now given the fact that Halifax is a medium sized city, obviously it's skyscrapers cannot compare to those of larger cities.
Halifax's Skyline is rated the 183rd best skyline in the world on the World's Best Skylines website.
www.angelfire.com /ns/halifaxskyscrapers   (149 words)

  
 Halifax history   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Halifax, Nova Scotia was founded by British General Edward Cornwallis in 1749.
The British created Halifax to act as a naval and army base to protect them from the French who had established the town of Louisbourg on the northern island of Nova Scotia.
Halifax spent the next several years reconstructing its northern district, which had been the hardest hit by the explosion.
www.macalester.edu /courses/geog61/ahannert/halifaxhistory1.html   (563 words)

  
 Halifax on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Beyond a joke; As Halifax plays the fool with a comedy record, it risks being fined for making victims of endowment mis-selling wait up to a year for compensation.
Downtown Halifax lies just beyond the Old Naval Clock, right, which dates from 1767, and is the only piece of the original Halifax Dockyard.
The Halifax skyline is the background as a tall ship crewmember works on the boat in the harbor.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/H/HalifC1an.asp   (851 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Halifax, city, Canada, Canada (Canadian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
Halifax is the eastern terminus of Canada's two great railroad systems and of its transcontinental highway.
Halifax was founded in 1749 as Chebucto and was then renamed for the earl of Halifax, then president of the Board of Trade and Plantations.
The Halifax Gazette, founded in 1752 and the first newspaper in Canada, is no longer published.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/H/HalifCan.html   (441 words)

  
 Halifax Info - Halifax Regional Municipality Visitor Information Halifax Nova Scotia
Halifax, Gateway to Atlantic Canada, has flourished as a prominent port situated on the world's second largest natural harbour.
Whether you take a picnic at one of Halifax's beautiful parks, go for a swim, or stretch you legs along a majestic hiking trail, Halifax is yours to explore.
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada is a modern port city teeming with culture and heritage and the perfect place for your next holiday vacation.
www.halifaxinfo.com   (261 words)

  
 Halifax - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The original Halifax, Halifax, England in West Yorkshire.
Curse of The Narrows : The Halifax Disaster of 1917
The Halifax Explosion and the Royal Canadian Navy: Inquiry and Intrigue (Studies in Canadian Military History, 1)
encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /halifax.htm   (257 words)

  
 Halifax Bomber
The Halifax carried four.303 browning machine guns in the tail turret, two.303 browning machines in the nose turret in the MK III there were four.303 brownings in the dorsal turret.
The Halifax saw service in Europe and the Middle east with a variety of variants for use with Coastal Command, in anti Submarine warfare, special duties, glider-tugs, and troop transportation roles.
The Handley Page Halifax, together with the Avro Lancaster, formed the backbone of the RAFs night offensive against Germany from 1942 to 1945 and finished the campaign with an impressive record of achievement.
www.aviationartprints.com /halifax_bomber.htm   (3236 words)

  
 Canadian Relocation Systems, Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
Halifax is the Capital of Nova Scotia with a population of 330,000 people Made up of the four previous municipalities of Halifax, Dartmouth,Bedford and Halifax County.
The Halifax Explosion occurred December 6, 1917 when the French Steamship "Mont Blanc" and the Belgian Steamer "Imo" collided in the Halifax Harbor causing an explosion where over 1900 people were killed instantly, and over 9000 injured,many permanently.
Halifax offers just the right mix of big city cachet and small town comfort.thriving theatre, a top notch symphony, live jazz, rock and country music and clubs.
www.relocatecanada.com /halifax   (283 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Archdiocese of Halifax
The archdiocese includes the middle and western counties of the province (Halifax, Lunenburg, Queens, Shelburne, Yarmouth, Digby, Annapolis, Kings, Hants, Cumberland, and Colchester), and the British colony, Bermuda.
In the meantime there was considerable Irish immigration, and in 1783 the Irish Catholics of Halifax petitioned for the removal of the disabilities, and the obnoxious laws were then repealed.
The second Archbishop of Halifax was the Most Rev. THOMAS LOUIS CONNOLLY, who was consecrated in 1859, and died in 1876.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/07117b.htm   (1356 words)

  
 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
THE CITY OF HALIFAX: is the provincial capital of Nova Scotia, and is a major sea port on the Atlantic Ocean.
The population is concentrated around Halifax Harbour, a sheltered inlet penetrating nine kilometers inland from the Atlantic coast.
Halifax's downtown area is a bustling hub of commerce, education and culture.
www.angelfire.com /me/justanotherpage/hfx.html   (794 words)

  
 Nova Scotia Archives & Records Management - Halifax and Its People / 1749-1999
As a means of commemorating the 250th anniversary of Halifax, the Archives – which has been a keeper of Nova Scotia's documentary heritage for nearly 150 of those years – wanted very much to contribute a product which would help to define the city across its long history.
We recognized early that cities are shaped by their inhabitants, just as much as by their physical location and built environment; accordingly, we decided to focus on the people of Halifax, seen against the ever-changing backdrop of the city.
Our focus is a little ambitious, since we also wanted to include the broader possibilities offered by the new Halifax Regional Municipality – and so, for example, we have included the round-up of Sable Island ponies on that isolated electoral outpost of HRM, paired with their subsequent sale on the Halifax waterfront.
www.gov.ns.ca /nsarm/virtual/halifax   (442 words)

  
 The Halifax Gibbet
The 'privilege' (right) of a gibbet is believed to have been vested in Halifax around the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066, although the earliest reference to it dates from 1280.
A curious note on the act of beheading is recorded by the Halifax historian Wright, in which he tells of a country woman on horseback who passed the gibbet while an execution was taking place.
The Halifax Guardian of the time commented that: 'To the townspeople of Halifax, this relic of more turbulent times will possess many attractions and will no doubt be justly valued by them.
www.metaphor.dk /guillotine/Pages/gibbet.html   (1825 words)

  
 Cheap car insurance UK | Halifax
Whether you are an existing Halifax customer or not, our in-house team work hard to provide excellent customer service, superb cover and cheap car insurance UK*.
Hundreds of thousands of people already choose to insure their cars with the Halifax each year.
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carinsurance.halifax-online.co.uk /h-cheap-car-insurance/cheap-car-insurance-uk.jsp   (262 words)

  
 Halifax Explosion - Maritime Museum of the Atlantic Info Sheet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In December, 1917, Halifax, Nova Scotia, was the hub of the Dominion of Canada.
Thus no blame was ever laid in the largest man-made explosion until the atomic age, when its effects were studied by Oppenheimer in calculating the strength of the bombs for Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Many gravestones, artifacts and monuments in the cities of Halifax and Dartmouth are reminders of the explosion.
museum.gov.ns.ca /mma/AtoZ/HalExpl.html   (1318 words)

  
 Home - Halifax Peace Coalition
This event, organized by the Halifax Peace Coalition (HPC) was part of an international day of action marking the two-year anniversary of the illegal invasion of Iraq by the United States Government.
The Halifax Peace Coalition will be holding a peaceful rally and march as part of a Global day of action in solidarity with the Iraqi people, who are calling for the end of the U.S. military occupation of their country.
The Halifax Peace Coalition condemns the ongoing illegal occupation of Iraq, which has resulted in the deaths of over one hundred thousand Iraqi civilians, devastation of cities, destruction of hospitals and schools, torture and prisoner abuse, contamination from depleted uranium, increased violence and unrest.
hfxpeace.chebucto.org /_archives/01.12.2004bushinhalifax.html   (1523 words)

  
 Bush found guilty for warcrimes in Halifax Public Square : IMC Maritimes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In the midst of Halifax's Victoria Park, "George Bush" was convicted of committing crimes against humanity, and crimes against the earth in front of a jury of 800.
Following a lengthy proceeding, in which witnesses such as Mother Gaia and a representative of women in war zone were called to testify, Bush was convicted of crimes against humanity and crimes against the earth.
Purdy's wharf, as well as significant section of Halifax harbour is cordoned off this evening in expectation of Bush's arrival tomorrow morning.
mr.open-publishing.be /news/2004/12/8912.php   (660 words)

  
 Halifax County North Carolina Genealogy Links
In 1758 the residents of Edgecombe County petitioned the Governor and the Colonial Assembly requesting that the parish of Halifax be granted the status of an individual county - having functioned along with St. Mary’s Parish as the two original Edgecombe County parishes since its creation in 1741 from the southwestern section of Bertie County.
Halifax County is located in the northeastern area of North Carolina and is bordered on all sides by seven neighboring NC counties.
As suggested by Governor Author Dobbs, Halifax was named for George Montague II, Earl of Halifax, first Lord of the Board of Trade and Plantations.
www.rootsweb.com /~nchalifa   (689 words)

  
 Halifax
In the 18th century Halifax was an important centre of the wool trade.
The sides of hills, which were very steep, were spread with houses; for the land being divided into small enclosures, that is to say, from two acres to six or seven acres each, seldom more; every three or four pieces of land had a house belonging to it.
Each clothier must keep a horse, perhaps two, to fetch and carry for the use of his manufacture, to fetch home his wool and his provisions from the market, to carry his yarn to the spinners, his manufacture to the fulling mill, and, when finished, to the market to be sold.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /IThalifax.htm   (549 words)

  
 Radisson Hotels & Resorts - Radisson Suite Hotel Halifax
The ideal Halifax location for a variety of meetings and social events, the Hotel Halifax provides flexible, well-appointed meeting and banquet space for up to 250 people.
The Hotel Halifax is located in the heart of downtown Halifax near great shopping, dining and waterfront activities.
Halifax area attractions convenient to the Hotel Halifax include the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and Neptune Theater.
www.radisson.com /halifaxca   (329 words)

  
 CBC News: Halifax prepares for George Bush visit
HALIFAX - U.S. President George W. Bush is expected to visit Halifax next week on his two-day Canadian tour, thanking Atlantic Canadian residents for helping stranded American passengers following the Sept. 11 attacks.
Forty-four U.S.-bound planes were diverted to the Halifax airport after the 2001 terrorist attacks.
About 8,000 stranded passengers stayed in hotels, community centres and the homes of local residents until the planes were allowed to continue on their journeys.
www.cbc.ca /story/canada/national/2004/11/24/Bush-Halifax_041124.html   (248 words)

  
 Halifax County Government   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Halifax County is alive with opportunities for our citizens and our visitors.
Our goal is to provide and enhance quality programs, services and facilities that reflect the needs of the community while always promoting health, safety, public welfare and quality of life for our citizens.
Halifax County tries to maintain current information on this site but it is not responsible for any material not located in the Halifaxnc.com domain.
www.halifaxnc.com   (116 words)

  
 Credit Cards - Home
Halifax Online provides access to your credit card account 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
From viewing statements to making monthly payments, Halifax online will always ensure you're in touch with your finances.
It can be a complex and expensive process to restore your good name if your identity is stolen.
www.halifax.co.uk /creditcards/home.shtml   (140 words)

  
 Welcome To Halifax Medical Center
Halifax Medical is the largest and most comprehensive center for inpatient and outpatient care on Florida's Funcoast.
Superior pay and benefits, plus a workplace where modern medicine is the standard has attracted a staff whose skills and caring attitude are unsurpassed.
Adding to the quality basic care, Halifax has created Centers of Excellence supported by leading physicians of the region which enable many patients to avoid the need to travel to distant "name" hospitals for up-to-the-minute care.
www.halifax.org   (163 words)

  
 The Halifax Planetarium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Halifax Planetarium has a long history, dating from its establishment in 1954 at the old Nova Scotia Museum of Science on Spring Garden Road and at the time was the first public planetarium in Canada.
At the moment, due to lack of volunteers, the planetarium is essentially closed to the public.
The Halifax Chapter of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.
halifax.rasc.ca /hp   (99 words)

  
 Halifax - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page.
Halifax can refer to any of several things:
This page was last modified 20:26, 10 October 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Halifax   (73 words)

  
 Halifax Nova Scotia FoundLocally's Business Directory and Community Information about businesses, jobs, shopping, ...
Halifax is one of Canada's oldest big cities, and has had a busy harbour and waterfront for centuries.
This area is preserved in the Historic Properties district, with many heritage building extended up to the Citadel and the Public Gardens and south past Province House.
Halifax is the Maritimes' largest city and has lots of shopping opportunities.
halifax.foundlocally.com   (566 words)

  
 HalifaxCountyNSGenWeb Project
Produced a collage of pictures from Halifax County scenes, the oxcart, representing those loyalists who came after the American War of Independence.
He was the onsite engineer in charge of building the railroad between Truro and Bedford in 1859.
The building is the Intercontinental Train Station in Halifax, and of course the famous Halifax Town Clock.
www.rootsweb.com /~nshalifa   (1647 words)

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