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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Halifax, Nova Scotia, Archdiocese of
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Charles Lindley Wood Halifax
• Charles Montague, Earl of Halifax
• George Montagu Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Halifax
• Halifax, Charles Montague, Earl of
• Halifax, George Saville, Marquis of
The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Archdiocese of Halifax

1, a prosperous manufacturing town, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, situated amid surrounding hills on the Hebble, 43 m. SW. of York; the staple industries are carpet and worsted manufacturing, the carpet works being the largest in the world; cotton, merinos, and damasks are also woven and dyed. 2, capital, of Nova Scotia; the naval and military head-quarters of the British in North America, and the chief port in East Canada; is situated near the head of Chebucto Bay, which forms a magnificent harbour; a citadel and masked batteries defend the town; it is an important railway and shipping terminus and coaling station; its gravingdock is the largest in America; it is the seat of Dalhousie University.