A history of Halifax,
since 1757
Postcards, papers and photographs of Halifax from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Halifax was established in 1757. It was named for George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, President of the Board of Trade from 1748 to 1761. In January 1759 it became the county seat of the new Halifax County. The town developed into a commercial and political center at the time of the American Revolution. North Carolina's Fourth Provincial Congress met in Halifax in the spring of 1776, and on April 12, 1776, adopted the Halifax Resolves.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Halifax’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewRuins of "The Groves" the Histori…, 1901: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Halifax
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Halifax, decade by decade
1990s
9 historic places in Halifax
Halifax has 9 listings on the National Register, and they protect 120 historic buildings, because Town of Halifax Historic District alone counts 108.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Ruins of "The Groves" the Historic Old Halifax home of Hon. Willie Jones in which our Gallant Admiral "John Paul" adopt… (1901) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1) and the Library of Congress (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.