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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General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Dartmouth (N.S.) School Committee ([before 1886] -)
Identifier of the related entity
Category of the relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
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
Dates of the relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Dartmouth (N.S.) Town/City Clerk-Treasurer's Office (1873 - 1996)
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Category of the relationship
hierarchical
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Dates of the relationship
Description of relationship
Access points area
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Occupations
Control area
Authority record identifier
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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;