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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM158O_site-of-first-courthouse_Halifax-NC.html
1758Meeting of Fourth Provincial CongressApril 4,-May 15, 1776Adoption by vote Halifax ResolvesApril 12, 1776Adoption by vote State ConstitutionDec 18, 1776First Proclamation Declaration of IndependenceAugust 1, 1776
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM158N_colonial-punishment_Halifax-NC.html
During North Carolina's early history, authorities used jails to house inmates before they could be tried or have their sentences carried out. Unlike today, jails were not usually used to punish offenders. Instead, corporal punishment was the norm…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM158M_halifax-colonial-jails_Halifax-NC.html
The citizens of Halifax constructed three jails between 1759 and 1838. The first two stood near this spot. The North Carolina General Assembly ordered the construction of the first jail, along with the stocks and a pillory, for the "detention and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM158L_the-sally-billy-house_Halifax-NC.html
Constructed around 1808 for a Halifax County planter named Lewis Bond, this house was originally located near Scotland Neck. In 1834, William "Billy" Ruffin Smith Sr. and his wife Sarah, or "Sally" bought it. Smith, a county court justice, died in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM158K_montfort-archaeological-museum_Halifax-NC.html
A 1769 map of Halifax shows a large building on this site. This lot, along with three surrounding ones, belonged to Joseph Montfort, a man of high standing in 18th-century North Carolina. He served as Clerk of Court for Edgecomb and Halifax counti…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM157U_caledonia_Halifax-NC.html
State prison farm since 1892. Antebellum plantation owned by Johnston family. Name predates 1713. Two miles N.E.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM157T_tillery-resettlement_Halifax-NC.html
Est. 1935; New Deal farm project. 350 black families from N.C., S.C., Fla., Ark., Va. purchased homesteads. Restored house 1 mi. E.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV6C_william-r-davie_Halifax-NC.html
Lived here. Revolutionary hero, member Federal Convention, governor, envoy to France, "Father of the University."
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV65_north-carolina-constitution_Halifax-NC.html
The first constitution of the independent state was adopted in Halifax on December 18, 1776.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV64_masonic-lodge_Halifax-NC.html
Chartered 1767. Building was erected in 1769. Joseph Montfort, "Grand Master of America," is buried there. 500 yards east.