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  2. Halifax Peninsula - Wikipedia

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    According to the 2021 Census, the Halifax Peninsula covers approximately 1,894.9 hectares (18.949 km 2). [ 5 ] Peninsular Halifax extends from the western shore of Halifax Harbour , and is connected to the much larger Chebucto Peninsula by an isthmus measuring 2.6 km (1.6 mi), defined by Fairview Cove and the Bedford Basin to the north and the ...

  3. Charles Morris (surveyor general) - Wikipedia

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    Charles Morris (8 June 1711 – buried 4 November 1781) army officer, served on the Nova Scotia Council, Chief Justice of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court (1776–1778) and, the surveyor general for over 32 years, he created some of the first British maps of Canada's maritime region and designed the layout of Halifax, Lunenburg, Lawrencetown, and ...

  4. Regional Centre, Halifax Regional Municipality - Wikipedia

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    Halifax's portion of the Regional Centre is solely the Halifax Peninsula. ... the plan is to increase the population from 96,619 people in 2016 to 130,000 people by ...

  5. Mainland Halifax - Wikipedia

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    In 1969, Halifax annexed several communities from Halifax County, and they were located in what would become the area of Mainland Halifax; Armdale, Clayton Park, Fairview, Rockingham, Purcell's Cove and Spryfield. On 1 April 1996, the City of Dartmouth, the City of Halifax, the County of Halifax, and the Town of Bedford amalgamated and created ...

  6. Point Pleasant Park - Wikipedia

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    Point Pleasant Park is a large, mainly forested municipal park at the southern tip of the Halifax peninsula.It once hosted several artillery batteries, and still contains the Prince of Wales Tower - the oldest Martello tower in North America (1796). [1]

  7. Fourth North Carolina Provincial Congress - Wikipedia

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    North Carolina Provincial Congress: Jurisdiction: North Carolina, United States: Meeting place: Halifax, North Carolina: Term: 1776: Members: 153 Delegates (35 counties, 8 Districts) President: Samuel Johnston [1] Vice-President: Allen Jones [2] Secretary: James Green Jr. [3] [4] Assistant Secretary: James Glasgow [4] [5] Clerk: John Hunt [4 ...

  8. Halifax, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Halifax is a town in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States.The population was 234 at the 2010 census.It is the county seat of Halifax County. [4] It is known as "The Birthplace of Freedom" for being the location for the April 12, 1776, adoption of the Halifax Resolves, which was the first official action by a colony calling for independence.

  9. North Carolina Provincial Congress - Wikipedia

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    North Carolina $7½ bill issued at Halifax on April 2, 1776, featuring the Continental Union Flag fully hoisted. The North Carolina Provincial Congress was an extralegal representative assembly patterned after the colonial lower house that existed in North Carolina from 1774 to 1776.