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Lake Annis Station

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Lake Annis Station

1st Station ~1904 - 1947

The first station was a one room shelter with a stove. Facing the station was a mail catch post for trains to snatch mail bags from the small local post office when there were no passengers flagging down the train.[1]

Gallery

2nd Station 1947 - 1962

In 1947, the station/section house was moved to Lake Annis from Sissiboo Falls. It served until 1962 when the station was moved to Kentville to serve as a maintenance of way tool shed.[1]

Gallery

  • Lake Annis station, arriving at Kentville to be used as a maintenance shed, November 18, 1962.

References and Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jim Vickery, "The Railway", History of Lake Annis website: includes photos of stations and mail hook

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External Links

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