Clarke's History of the Earliest Railways in Nova Scotia

Clarke's History of the Earliest Railways in Nova Scotia: A Brief History of Firsts and Other Interesting Stage and Railway Facts etc. in Ye Olde Goode Tymes

• By W.W. Clarke
• 1923
• Privately Printed
• Digital Download of Clarke's Book

Clarke was a DAR conductor in the formative days of the DAR and wrote this anecdotal history of the DAR about 1925. There are some great rare half-tone photographs and lots of mentions of specific locomotives. While not very well edited and a bit rambling, it is a wonderful personalized look at the DAR in its busiest years. It is hard to find as it was printed in a limited run on inexpensive acidic paper.

Under Canadian Copy Right Laws the book is under Public Domain and can be freely distributed. The digtal copy Found Here! was scanned by Samuel M Clark June 2013, all contents of the digital scan are that of the original author William W. Clarke.

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  The first recorded photo of the Kentville Station taken in August 1869, also showing the Freight Shed and Car Shop.

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  The first Annapolis Royal Station station, circa 1880.

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  The first Windsor Station.

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  Train crew of the Flying Bluenose at the Yarmouth Station in 1916.

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  SS Evangeline at Annapolis Royal, circa 1890.