1968 Map of Halifax

About this map

Banister Lake and the Banister River dominate the landscape of southern Halifax County, where the Norfolk and Western railway threads through the regional topography. The town of Halifax serves as a central hub, surrounded by a rural network of named drainages like Terrible Creek and Winn Creek. This 1968 survey, with later photorevisions, documents the essential infrastructure of the era, from the Substation and Sewage Disposal plants to the Pipeline cutting across the countryside. For those tracing local heritage, the map identifies numerous centers of community life, including Bethune High School and Sinai School, alongside several rural congregations such as McKendree Ch, St Pauls Ch, and Murphy Grove Ch. The presence of a Quarry and Gaging Station reflects the active management of the area's natural and industrial resources during the mid-to-late 20th century.