HALIFAX.
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 elevated 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.
