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| − | ==Howard Bligh & Sons warehouse [[Pereau]]== | + | ==Howard Bligh & Sons/Ridley Holding warehouse [[Pereau]]== |
Mile 11.86 on the [[:Category:Subdivision Kingsport|Kingsport Subdivision]] at [[Pereau]] | Mile 11.86 on the [[:Category:Subdivision Kingsport|Kingsport Subdivision]] at [[Pereau]] | ||
| − | One of the [[:Category:Apple Warehouses|apple warehouse]]s owned by Howard Bligh | + | One of the [[:Category:Apple Warehouses|apple warehouse]]s built and owned by Howard Bligh. By 1927, it was owned by Ridley Holding.<ref>Dominion Atlantic Railway, ''[[1927-DAR CHART of Apple and Produce Warehouses|DAR Chart of Apple and Produce Warehouses, February 23, 1927]]''</ref> |
| − | * Served by 412 foot (7 car capacity) siding south of mainline | + | * Served by 412 foot (7 car capacity) siding south of mainline<ref>Accident Investigation of July 11, 1935 level Crossing accident, Library and Archives Canada, RG46, Vol. 1865, File 28300.32</ref> |
* 40' x 80' | * 40' x 80' | ||
* Wooden construction | * Wooden construction | ||
| + | * Capacity of 8,000 barrels of apples<ref>Dominion Atlantic Railway, ''[[1927-DAR CHART of Apple and Produce Warehouses|DAR Chart of Apple and Produce Warehouses, February 23, 1927]]''</ref> | ||
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===History=== | ===History=== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| + | Image:Pereau Track Plan.jpg|[[Pereau]] Track Plan from 1935 accident investigation showing warehouses | ||
File:100 1327.jpg|[[Howard Bligh & Sons Pereau warehouse]] October, 2007 | File:100 1327.jpg|[[Howard Bligh & Sons Pereau warehouse]] October, 2007 | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References and Footnotes== | ==References and Footnotes== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:34, 10 January 2020
Howard Bligh & Sons/Ridley Holding warehouse Pereau
Mile 11.86 on the Kingsport Subdivision at Pereau
One of the apple warehouses built and owned by Howard Bligh. By 1927, it was owned by Ridley Holding.[1]
- Served by 412 foot (7 car capacity) siding south of mainline[2]
- 40' x 80'
- Wooden construction
- Capacity of 8,000 barrels of apples[3]
History
- Built about 1921
- Now chicken barns for Fuller Farms
Gallery
Pereau Track Plan from 1935 accident investigation showing warehouses
Howard Bligh & Sons Pereau warehouse October, 2007
References and Footnotes
- ↑ Dominion Atlantic Railway, DAR Chart of Apple and Produce Warehouses, February 23, 1927
- ↑ Accident Investigation of July 11, 1935 level Crossing accident, Library and Archives Canada, RG46, Vol. 1865, File 28300.32
- ↑ Dominion Atlantic Railway, DAR Chart of Apple and Produce Warehouses, February 23, 1927
External Links
- MT&T Phone book, 1931
- Mike's CVR Fruit Warehouses Google Map]
