Difference between revisions of "Halifax"
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<p> 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. </p> | Halifax <ref name="term_74476" /> | ||
==References == | <p> 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. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_74476"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/halifax Halifax from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_74476"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/halifax Halifax from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:29, 15 October 2021
Halifax [1]
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.
