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Halifax Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,336 at the 2020 census. [2] History.
Halifax is located in western Dauphin County at (40.467623, -76.931156), [5] on the east bank of the Susquehanna Pennsylvania Route 147 passes through the borough, leading north along the Susquehanna 6 miles (10 km) to Millersburg and southwest 7 miles (11 km) to U.S. Route 22 near Duncannon.
He established himself in the wholesale trade, operating a fleet of schooners that traded goods between Nova Scotia and New England.Prior to Canadian Confederation in 1867, Wier represented Halifax township from 1851 to 1859 and Lunenburg County from 1859 to 1863 in the colonial Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
Matamoras is an unincorporated community in Halifax Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, located in the Harrisburg-Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. [1] Matamoras was named after the Mexican city of Matamoros, the scene of a battle in the Mexican–American War. [2]
Powells Valley (variants include Powell Valley, Powl Valley and Powls Valley) is an unincorporated community in Halifax Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, situated in the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area. [1] Powells Valley is located on Pennsylvania Route 225 just below Matamoras.
Halifax County was established in 1752 by English colonists from Lunenburg County. The county was named for George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax . Through the 1990 Census, South Boston was an independent city , but it became a town again and rejoined Halifax County in 1995.
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For 15 years Salter sat in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, starting with the 1st General Assembly in 1758, and representing Halifax Township from 1759 to 1765 and Yarmouth Township from 1766 to 1772. During the Seven Years’ War Salter was owner, with other Halifax entrepreneurs, of the privateer ship Lawrence.