"Nothing that has been written, telegraphed or said can express to you the horror of the disaster of the morning of Dec. 6th, ...

Towering over downtown Halifax, the Citadel is a testament to the city's military past. Four forts have occupied this hilltop since 1749, when Edward Cornwallis, a career British military officer, ...

This is a story of an old house that was built in what would become Halifax and two of the town’s oldest families who lived there. I’ll start in the year 1616 when in the north of Wales a young boy by ...

Both free and enslaved Black men were among those who served in the American Revolution, and a number of them had some connection to the historic town of Halifax. Frank McMahon, assistant site manager ...

Whether it’s your first time visiting Halifax or your fifth, the following neighborhoods will help give you a sense of place ...

The Halifax municipality is buying back the Khyber building because city staff say they do not believe the current owners ...

In Halifax County, history and nature come to roost. The American Revolution and the Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park entertain and educate visitors. Whole new worlds – old and American, feathery and ...

Everyone has heard of the 1917 Halifax Explosion, but did you know there was a second Halifax Explosion in 1945? The city was evacuated as a series of massive explosions rang out all night at the ...

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