Historic Halifax
Historic District · Halifax, North Carolina
A colonial river town on the Roanoke where, on 12 April 1776, the Fourth Provincial Congress of North Carolina adopted the Halifax Resolves - the first official action by any American colony calling for independence from Great Britain, nearly three months before the Declaration. The town never grew; its population today is under two hundred. Several original 18th and early 19th-century buildings survive along the old streets and are interpreted as a state historic site.
25 Saint David Street, Halifax, North Carolina, 27839, United States
FREE and generally open 9 AM to 5 PM Tuesday to Saturday; CLOSED SUNDAYS AND MONDAYS and on state holidays. Guided tours of the historic buildings run on a posted schedule and are free; the streets and grounds can be walked whenever the site is open. THE 12 APRIL ANNIVERSARY of the Halifax Resolves brings the fullest programming of the year.
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