Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Dartmouth (N.S.)
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- City of Dartmouth
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
A settlement was founded at Dartmouth, N.S. in 1750. The community continued to grow and in April 1873 it was incorporated as a town. In 1961 it annexed several of its suburban areas and became a city, by An Act Relating to the City of Dartmouth, Statutes of Nova Scotia. In 1996 Dartmouth became part of the Halifax Regional Municipality.
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Relationships area
Related entity
Dartmouth (N.S.) School Committee ([before 1886] -)
Identifier of the related entity
Category of the relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Dartmouth (N.S.) School Committee is the subordinate of Dartmouth (N.S.)
Dates of the relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Dartmouth (N.S.) Municipal/City Court (1873 - [between 1978 and 1985?])
Identifier of the related entity
Category of the relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Dartmouth (N.S.) Municipal/City Court is the subordinate of Dartmouth (N.S.)
Dates of the relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Dartmouth (N.S.) Town/City Clerk-Treasurer's Office (1873 - 1996)
Identifier of the related entity
Category of the relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Dartmouth (N.S.) Town/City Clerk-Treasurer's Office is the subordinate of Dartmouth (N.S.)
Dates of the relationship
Description of relationship
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HRM Archives
Rules and/or conventions used
RAD 24.3E1
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Sources
Source: Place Names and Places of Nova Scotia, Public Archives of Nova Scotia, 1967;