Halifacts

Tweeting tidbits of Halifax history for your learning pleasure since July 2014.

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35 years afo today @tonysdonair @haligonia @HalifaxRainmen @MikeSavageHFX @eastlink @EastlinkSteve #terryfox #May1980

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Demone Barber Shop (Agricola St) is the oldest barber shop in #Halifax. Earl Demone served his first customer in 1928

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The RMS Titanic sank 103 years ago today. 150 unclaimed victims were laid to rest here in Halifax. #RIP

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The 1st @HalifaxPride March occurred in 1987 with 75 participants. Today, the event has grown to include 120,000 ppl!

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They say The Five Fishermen is haunted. Did you know it used to be a morgue? http://t.co/x41rntp1ov

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The @halifaxforum was Canada's 1st indoor rink east of Montreal, & once hosted a sparring match with Muhammad Ali!

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1982: "Bedford Town Police" take on the policing of Bedford, & become the 1st police service in NS to implement 9-1-1

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Happy #MuseumWeek! Here are some kids at Mill Cove beach in the '40s. (We swear we aren't jealous). Photo: PANS

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Apparently in 1919, the St. Paddy's Day thing was to parade around your old dirty rugs on Granville St. (Photo: PANS)

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Little Dutch Church (1756) is Canada's oldest Lutheran (Protestant) church. It's the 2nd oldest building in #Halifax

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During WWII, the population of #Halifax grew from 70k to 130k. Massive prefab housing projects began in the North End

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Did you know Halifax is home to N. America's 1st saltwater ferry, navy dockyard & yacht club? #WeAreWater (Pic:NSARM)

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Didja know? This Robie St. apartment used to be a church — you can see it right through the windows!

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In 1984, Pope John Paul II visited Halifax, attracting 80,000. Here's the Popemobile on North St! (Photo: Ross Dunn)

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This railway was the 1st bridge to span the Halifax Harbour. It was destroyed by winds & fell into the sea in 1891.

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Ever wonder what an old school snow plow looked like? Here's one cruising down Spring Garden & Grafton in 1942!

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Before it was destroyed in the Explosion, this train station sat at the foot of North St. where the Old Bridge is now

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The 1st trial at the Spring Garden Rd. court was held in 1860. It's said the old gallows are still kept in its attic!

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St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica was originally built from wood, and has the tallest granite steeple in North America!

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Did'ja know? The North-facing clock at City Hall is frozen at 9:04 to commemorate the time of the Halifax Explosion.