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History of Halifax, Nova Scotia

History Halifax (former city) (1749–1996) Dartmouth (1750–1996) Bedford (1980–1996) Halifax County (1759–1996) Halifax (amalgamated) (1996–present)
Events 1749: Citadel Hill built 1750: St. Paul's Church established 1751: Dartmouth Massacre 1758: Headquarters established for Royal Navy's North American Station 1759: Sambro Lighthouse built 1761: Halifax Treaties 1782: Naval battle off Halifax 1794: Prince Edward arrives 1805: Halifax Impressment Riot 1813: Capture of USS Chesapeake 1814: Royal Acadian School established 1832: Cornwallis Street Baptist Church established 1856: Halifax School for the Deaf established 1860: Halifax Volunteer Battalion established 1861: CSS Tallahassee Escape 1863: Mic-Mac hockey stick sold commercially 1885: Departing Halifax for Northwest Rebellion 1887: Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts established 1894: Local Council of Women established 1899: Departing Halifax for the Boer War 1912: Dingle Tower created 1917: Halifax Explosion 1945: Halifax VE-Day Riot 1945: Bedford Magazine Explosion 1996: Second Amalgamation 2003: Hurricane Juan 2010: Africville Apology
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