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About Halifax, Vermont 
Windham County
*Area, Population and Density rankings above refer to Halifax's relative position among Vermont's 255 civic entities (9 cities, 242 towns, 4 gores and grants). Complete rankings are here.
One of the oldest towns in the state, and, unlike many other Wentworth grants in the 1750's, Halifax was settled very soon after it was granted. The town is named for the English nobleman and politician who has often been called the Father of the Colonies. George Montagu-Dunk (1716-71) was the second Earl of Halifax. He had succeeded his father in 1739 and added Dunk to his surname when he married the heiress to Sir Thomas Dunk's enormous fortune. The Earl of Halifax is considered to have been one of the most prominent English officials in colonial administration. From 1748 to 1761 he was president of the board of trade and plantations, in which role he was instrumental in founding Nova Scotia, where the city of Halifax is named in his honor. The Earl was uncle to Lord North, but did not share North's harsh attitudes toward the American colonies.
Material excerpted or adapted from Esther Munroe Swift's
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Activities & Points of Interest
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Contact Info Emergency Services (Statewide): 911
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Schools Windham Southwest Supervisory Union 802-464-1300 |
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This is a basic geographic reference, intended to show relative location of adjacent towns. Directional accuracy is limited to 16 compass points. There isn't even the slightest suggestion that one can necessarily travel directly from one town to the next (as in "You can't get there from here").
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Utilities Notes about utilities:
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