Halifax County, Nova Scotia - Halifax County, Nova Scotia Halifax County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Deriving its name from George Montagu Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (1716-1771) Halifax County was established by Order-in-Council on August 17, 1759. The boundaries of four other counties - Annapolis, Kings, Cumberland and Lunenburg - were specifically defined at that time, with Halifax County comprising all the part of peninsular Nova Scotia that was not within their limits. Following the Seven Years War, Cape Breton Island was formally annexed to Nova Scotia. For a time it formed part of Halifax County. The boundaries of Halifax County were modified in 1822. That part of St. Mary's Township (established in 1818) which had been in Halifax County was annexed to and included.
Halifax, Nova Scotia - Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax is a Canadian city, the provincial capital and largest city of Nova Scotia, and the economic centre of the Atlantic Provinces. As of 1991 the city contained 114,455 inhabitants, and in the late 1990s, all of Halifax County was amalgamated into the "Halifax Regional Municipality" or HRM, including neighbouring Dartmouth and Sable Island, 180km offshore. The population of HRM exceeds 350,000. People from Halifax are called Haligonians. Halifax was founded on July 9, 1749 as a military outpost for the British with a handful of farming settlers. It has the second-largest natural harbour in the world, which is also well protected and ideal for a military base, Citadel Hill. When the Titanic sank in 1912, the search effort was coordinated in Halifax.
Guysborough County, Nova Scotia - Guysborough County, Nova Scotia Guysborough County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Taking its name from the Township of Guysborough, which was named in honour of Sir Guy Carlton, Guysborough County was created when Sydney County (Antigonish County) was divided in 1836. In 1840, the Township of St. Mary's, in Guysborough County, was set off as a separate and distinct District. In 1863 the dividing line between Halifax and Guysborough Counties was altered and a polling district was added to Guysborough County..
Antigonish County, Nova Scotia - Antigonish County, Nova Scotia Antigonish County, Nova Scotia is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is located in northern Nova Scotia on St. Georges Bay. County Seat is Antigonish Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Background 2 Communities 3 Highways 4 Protected Areas 5 Demographics 6 Surrounding Counties Background The County of Sydney was created in 1784. Its boundaries were established by Governor and Council on December 16, 1785. When St. Mary's Township was established in 1818 it was partly in Sydney County and partly in Halifax County. In 1822 that part of St. Mary's Township which had been in Halifax County was annexed to the County of Sydney. In 1836 Sydney County was diminished in size when Guysborough County was established out of.
Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia - Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia Cape Breton County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Taking its name from Cape Breton, the most easterly point of Cape Breton Island, which was called after either the Bretons of England or the Bretons of Brittany, this county has what is probably the oldest surviving European name to have been used to designate part of North America. By proclamation of October 17, 1763 after termination of the Seven Years War, Cape Breton Island was formally annexed to Nova Scotia. For a time thereafter Cape Breton Island was part of Halifax County. On December 10, 1765 Cape Breton Island was set apart as a separate county. From 1784 to 1820 Cape Breton Island was a separate colony with a.
Colchester County, Nova Scotia - Colchester County, Nova Scotia Colchester County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The appellation Colchester was applied in 1780 to the district previously called Cobequid, and was derived from the town of Colchester in Essex. The old name Cobequid was derived from the Micmac word "Wagobagitk" meaning "the bay runs far up". The District of Colchester which was at first part of Halifax County was established as county in its own right in 1835. In 1838 a distinct line of division between Cumberland County and Colchester County was established. Two years later, in 1840, the Township of Parrsboro was divided and part of it annexed to Colchester County. In 1871, the lines between the Counties of Hants and Colchester and between the Counties.
Pictou County, Nova Scotia - Pictou County, Nova Scotia Pictou County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It was established in 1835. The word "Pictou" is derived from the Mi'kmaq word "Piktook" meaning an explosion of gas. The area which eventually became Pictou County was a part of Halifax County from 1759 to 1835..
Wolfville, Nova Scotia - Wolfville, Nova Scotia Wolfville is a small town in the rural Annapolis Valley, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada, located about 100 km (62 mi) northwest of the provincial capital, Halifax. In the past few years several of the older Victorian houses in Wolfville have been converted to bed and breakfast establishments. Wolfville is a popular tourist destination, both for the unique scenary of the Bay of Fundy and for the many art and theatre programs which are offered by the University and by the town. Wolfville is the home of the Atlantic Theatre Festival. Acadia University is located in Wolfville..
List of Nova Scotia counties - List of Nova Scotia counties Counties in Nova Scotia: Annapolis County, Nova Scotia Antigonish County, Nova Scotia Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia Colchester County, Nova Scotia Cumberland County, Nova Scotia Digby County, Nova Scotia Guysborough County, Nova Scotia Halifax County, Nova Scotia Hants County, Nova Scotia Inverness County, Nova Scotia Kings County, Nova Scotia Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia Pictou County, Nova Scotia Queens County, Nova Scotia Richmond County, Nova Scotia Shelburne County, Nova Scotia Victoria County, Nova Scotia Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.
Halifax - Halifax The name Halifax may refer to: Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, Earl of Halifax, commonly known as Lord Halifax (1881 - 1959) the capital of Nova Scotia, Canada: see Halifax, Nova Scotia a town in Yorkshire, England: see Halifax, England a town in Volusia County, Florida: see Halifax Estates, Florida. a town in Camden County, Georgia: see Halifax, Georgia a town in Allen County, Kentucky: see Halifax, Kentucky towns in Plymouth County, Massachusetts: see Halifax, Massachusetts and Halifax Beach, Massachusetts a town in Saint Francois County, Missouri: see Halifax, Missouri a mine in Nye County, Nevada: see Halifax, Nevada a town in Halifax County, North Carolina: see Halifax, North Carolina a town in Nash County, North Carolina: see Halifax Crossing, North Carolina a town in Dauphin.
June 21 - de Carignan-Salières arrive at Quebec Quebec to invade Iroquois territories. 1734 - In Montreal in New France (today primarily Quebec), a black slave known by the French name of Marie-Joseph Angélique, was tortured then hanged by the French authorities in a public ceremony that involved her disgrace and the amputation of a hand. 1749 - Halifax Nova Scotia founded. 1788 - New Hampshire ratifies the Constitution and is thus admitted as the 9th state in the United States. 1813 - Laura Secord sets out to warn British forces of impending American attack at Queenston Ontario. 1887 - Queen Victoria's golden jubilee 1915 - The U.S. Supreme Court hands down decision in Guinn v. United States 238 US 347 1915, striking down an Oklahoma law denying the right to vote to some.
Census division statistics of Canada - Stikine Region (132,496.21) Manitoba Division No. 11 (572.12) Division No. 23 (242,016.21) New Brunswick Saint John County (1,462.43) Northumberland County (12,112.44) Newfoundland and Labrador Division No. 2 (6,099.04) Division No. 10 (269,073.30) Northwest Territories Inuvik Region (522,747.99) Fort Smith Region (618,360.38) Nova Scotia Richmond County (1,244.28) Halifax County (5,495.54) Nunavut Keewatin Region (444,680.40) Baffin Region (1,023,570.49) Ontario Toronto Division (629.91) Kenora District (407,167.33) Prince Edward Island Kings County (1,684.35) Queens County (2,020.17) Quebec Champlain (169.64) Nord-du-Québec (747,719.86) Saskatchewan Division No. 10 (12,223.73) Division No. 18 (268,498.80) Yukon Territory Yukon (474,706.97) By Population CANADA Stikine Region, British Columbia (1,316) Toronto Division, Ontario (2,481,494) Alberta Division No. 4 (11,300) Division No. 6 (1,021,060) British Columbia Stikine Region (1,316) Greater Vancouver Regional District (1,986,965) Manitoba Division No. 23 (8,989) Division No. 11 (621,451) New.
September 2003 - insists on assurances it can develop uranium enrichment technology for its civil nuclear power program. Foreign Minister, Kamal Kharrazi, states he wants "assurances that the problem is going to be solved" before signing an additional protocol with the International Atomic Energy Agency. [1] International relations: Former US Secretary of State, Madeline Albright (commenting on European Union relations to the United States), says that current transatlantic relations are in a dangerous "vicious circle". She states that the European Union is not a counterweight to American power in the world. She also states that there is an American "catch-22", and that America is criticized no matter which foreign policy it adopts. [1] Euro: British Prime Minister Tony Blair has not ruled out a euro referendum before the next general election - expected in.
List of famous cemeteries - race driver, Juan Manuel Fangio Austria Zentralfriedhof, Vienna - Famous Austrian singer Wolfgang Ambros wrote "Es lebe der Zentralfriedhof" for its centennial in 1974. Canada Fairview Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia - the RMS Titanic cemetery. Mount Royal and Notre-Dame-des-Neiges cemeteries on Mount Royal, Montreal, Quebec Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario. China Ancient Tombs at Longtou Mountain Mausoleum of Princess Zhenxiao Bukit China in Malacca is the largest (25 ha) Chinese cemetery outside Mainland China, with graves that date back to the Ming dynasty. Cemetery of Zhaojun, Inner Mongolia Mawangdui at Changsha, Hunan Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, Xi'an Mausoleum of Genghis Khan, Inner Mongolia Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum in Hong Kong - earliest funeral architecture in Hong Kong Shisanling at Beijing - the thirteen imperial mausoleums of Ming.
List of colleges and universities starting with D - -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z Da-Yeh Institute of Technology Daemen College Daito Bunka University Dakota State University Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia) Dalian University of Technology Dallas Baptist University Dallas County Community College District Dana College Daniel Webster College Danville Area Community College Dartington College of Arts (Totnes, Devon) Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire) Daugavpils Pedagogical University David Lipscomb University Davidson College Davies Laing & Dick Davis and Elkins College Dawson College De Anza College De La Salle University De Montfort University DeKalb College DeKalb Technical Institute DePaul University DePauw.
List of capitals of subnational entities - Bahia São Luís Maranhão São Paulo São Paulo (state) Teresina Piauí Vitoria Espirito Santo Canada Capital Province or territory Charlottetown Prince Edward Island Edmonton Alberta Fredericton New Brunswick Halifax Nova Scotia Iqaluit Nunavut Quebec Quebec Regina Saskatchewan St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador Toronto Ontario Victoria British Columbia Whitehorse Yukon Winnipeg Manitoba Yellowknife Northwest Territories China People's Republic Capital Province, autonomous region, municipality, SAR Beijing City Beijing Municipality Changchun Jilin Changsha Hunan Chengdu Sichuan Chongqing Chongqing Municipality Fuzhou Fujian Guangzhou Guangdong Guiyang Guizhou Haikou Hainan Hangzhou Zhejiang Harbin Heilongjiang Hefei Anhui Hohhot Inner Mongolia n/a (Hong Kong) Hong Kong Jinan Shandong Kunming Yunnan Lanzhou Gansu Lhasa Tibet n/a (Macau) Macau Nanchang Jiangxi Nanjing Jiangsu Nanning Guangxi Shanghai Shanghai Municipality Shenyang Liaoning Shijiazhuang Hebei Taiyuan Shanxi Tianjin Tianjin Municipality Urumqi Xinjiang Wuhan Hubei.
List of B Postal Codes - B Postal Codes This is a list of postal codes for the province of Nova Scotia in Canada with the prefix B. B0C - Northern Victoria County B0E - Inverness County, Richmond County, and southern Victoria County B0H - Antigonish County, and Eastern Guysborough B0J - Halifax County, Chester, and Lunenberg B0K - Pictou County, southern shore of the Northumberland Strait B0L - Northern and western Cumberland County B0M - Northern shore of the Minas Channel, Minas Basin, and Cobelquid Bay B0N - Hants County B0P - Kings County B0R - Western Lunenburg County B0S - Annapolis County B0T - Shelburne, and Queens County B0V - Digby Neck B0W - Digby County, Yarmouth County, and Barrington B1A - Glace Bay B1B - Port Morien B1C - Louisbourg B1E - Reserve Mines.
List of disasters - 26, 1883) Great_Galveston_Hurricane and Flood, Galveston, Texas (September 8, 1900) 1906 San Francisco earthquake, San Francisco, California (April 18, 1906) Halifax explosion, Halifax, Nova Scotia (December 6, 1917) The Boston Molasses Disaster, Boston, Massachusetts (January 15 1919) The Bombay Explosion, Victoria Dock Bombay, India (April 14 1944) Texas City Explosion, Texas City, Texas, (April 16, 1947) 24 hours of Le Mans disaster, France, (June 11, 1955) The Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak, Midwest, United States (April 11, 1965) Aberfan disaster, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales (October 21, 1966) Ibrox disaster, Glasgow, Scotland (January 2, 1971) Summerland disaster, Isle of Man (August 2, 1973) Hyatt Hotel disaster, Kansas City, Missouri (July 17 1981) Heysel Stadium disaster, Brussels, Belgium (May 29, 1985) Hillsborough disaster, Sheffield, England (April 15, 1989) Bijlmerramp disaster, Bijlmerramp, Netherlands (October 4 1992).
List of the 100 largest cities in Canada - Ontario 774,072 5 Edmonton, Alberta 666,104 6 Winnipeg, Manitoba 619,544 7 Mississauga, Ontario 612,925 8 Vancouver, British Columbia 545,671 9 Quebec, Quebec 509,950 10 Hamilton, Ontario 490,268 11 Halifax, Nova Scotia 359,111 12 Surrey, British Columbia 347,825 13 Laval, Quebec 343,005 14 London, Ontario 336,539 15 Brampton, Ontario 325,428 16 Longueuil, Quebec 311,838 17 Gatineau, Quebec 226,696 18 Markham, Ontario 208,615 19 Windsor, Ontario 208,402 20 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 196,811 21 Burnaby, British Columbia 193,954 22 Kitchener, Ontario 190,399 23 Vaughan, Ontario 182,022 24 Regina, Saskatchewan 178,225 25 Saguenay, Quebec 166,780 26 Richmond, British Columbia 164,345 27 Greater Sudbury, Ontario 155,219 28 Burlington, Ontario 150,836 29 Oakville, Ontario 144,738 30 Sherbrooke, Quebec 141,212 31 Oshawa, Ontario 139,051 32 Richmond Hill, Ontario 132,030 33 Levis, Quebec 130,663 34 St. Catharines, Ontario 129,170 35.
Kings County, Nova Scotia - Kings County, Nova Scotia Kings County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Formed in August 17th, 1759 the county's northern and eastern boundaries are determined by the Bay of Fundy and Minas Basin, and its western and southern boundaries are the counties of Annapolis, Lunenburg, and Hants..
