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Book Title: Historical Collections Of Virginia By Henry Howe, 1845

Halifax, p. 290

Halifax was formed in 1752, from Lunenburg. Its length is 33 miles, and mean
breadth 23 miles. The Roanoke runs on its N and NE boundary, and the Dan and its
branches flow through it centrally. The soil is fertile, and large quantities of
excellent tobacco, corn, and oats, are raised. Population in 1840, whites
11,145, slaves 14,216, free colored 575; total, 25,936.

Banister, or Halifax C.H., lies 127 miles southwesterly from Richmond. It is a
long, scattering village, well elvated by a gradual ascent of three quarters of
a mile from Banister River; it contains a population of about 300. Brooklyn,
Meadsville, Scottsburg, and Barksdale, contain each a few dwellings.

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