On November 21, 1757, the town of Halifax was established by the colonial legislature, which was meeting in New Bern. The act called for the establishment of a town on the lands of James Leslie on the Roanoke River.
On June 23, 1954, 150 people met to organize a non-profit association to save, restore and preserve historic sites in Halifax. The group came to operate under the title of the Historical Halifax Restoration Association.
On April 12, 1776, 83 delegates to North Carolina’s Fourth Provincial Congress, meeting in Halifax, passed a unanimous resolution now known as the Halifax Resolves.
On January 22, 1919, a fire consumed a majority of the buildings on the campus of Littleton College in Halifax County.
On January 14, 1771, Joseph Montfort was appointed Grand Master of the Freemasons of America by the Duke of Beaufort, Grand Master of England.
On January 9, 1779, James Hogun of Halifax County was chosen as a brigadier general for the North Carolina Continental Line. Hogun, a native of Ireland, settled near Hobgood around 1751.