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Halifax, Plymouth, MA
Halifax was first settled by Europeans, most notably the Bosworth family from Bosworth Fields in England, in 1669, growing with lumbering and agriculture. It was officially separated from the town of Plympton and incorporated in 1734, and was named for Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.
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History, News and Stories of Halifax, Massachusetts, USA

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1670 - Halifax is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1734 - Halifax is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1845 - HALIFAX. (Pop, 734. Inc. 1734.)
Halifax was composed of the north part of Plimpton, the northeast of Middleborough, and the south of Pembroke, which then included Hanson.
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1854 - Halifax
Halifax, a post-township of Plymouth co., Massachusetts, 30 miles S. 8. E. from Boston. Population, 784.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
1870 - Halifax, Mass., seems not to be a thriving place. It is eighteen years since the last new house was built.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
October 22, 1870
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Halifax Massachusetts, 1890
Halifax lies in the central part of Plymouth County, 28 miles southeast of Boston by the Old Colony Railroad, which passes along its northeastern... Read MORE...
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1895 - Halifax
Halifax, a post-hamlet of Plymouth co, Mass: in Halifax township, on the Old Colony Railroad, 9 miles N.W. of Plymouth. It has 3 churches, a common... Read MORE...
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1916
Halifax, a post-village of Plymouth co., Mass., in Halifax township (town), on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R., 9 miles NW. of Plymouth. Pop. ... Read MORE...
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