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Displaying items by tag: historichalifax

With a new site manager at Historic Halifax there will come a push for more programming.

Two television production crews used the authentic structures of the Historic Halifax State Historic Site during the fall and spring for an upcoming Fox News docudrama Legends and Lies and an NBC special on Alexander Hamilton.

Tuesday, 12 April 2016 12:19

Photo gallery: Halifax Day 2016

Students from across the Roanoke Valley learned of the traditions during the colonial period today as Historic Halifax celebrated the 240th anniversary of the signing of the Halifax Resolves.

Tuesday, 29 March 2016 16:44

Halifax Day set April 12

Halifax Day observances to commemorate the 240th anniversary of the signing of the Halifax Resolves will be held on April 12 in Halifax.

Monday, 01 February 2016 15:31

Moody lauded with Long Leaf Pine order

Monica Moody, a 31-year veteran of the state Historic Site in Halifax, was presented North Carolina's highest honor — the Order of the Long Leaf Pine — during today's county commissioners meeting.

Saturday, 12 December 2015 16:24

Photo gallery: Halifax Christmas parade

The Halifax Christmas parade stepped off on King Street this afternoon with temperatures in the 70s.

Thursday, 10 December 2015 12:31

Christmas in Halifax set Saturday

Colonial traditions will be rekindled during Christmas in Halifax Saturday.

Monday, 07 December 2015 14:53

Commissioners OK Montfort Amphitheater committee

Halifax County commissioners today agreed to begin accepting applications for a committee to guide the rehabilitation of the Joseph Montfort Amphitheater, the original home of the outdoor drama First for Freedom.

Saturday, 26 September 2015 12:57

Photo gallery: Muster Days

Muster Days got under way in Historic Halifax this morning beginning with a parade led by the Tryon Palace Fife and Drum Corps.

Thursday, 17 September 2015 15:18

Muster Days to kick off 2016 independence celebrations

When North Carolina’s Fourth Provincial Congress met in Halifax in April 1776, they sounded the alarm the American colony should demand independence from England.

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