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| − | The community received its named because it is three miles from Windsor and surrounded by views of open fields, as opposed the the forested hills from Newport to Halifax. It became a historic African Nova Scotian community | + | The community received its named because it is three miles from Windsor and surrounded by views of open fields, as opposed the the forested hills from Newport to Halifax. It was at first owned by several Halifax merchants and sparsely settled by tenant farmers, but the community became an important settlement area during the War of 1812 when African Americans who had escaped slavery in the United States established a historic African Nova Scotian community. The arrival of the railway in the late 1850s brought changes with railway construction damaging the community's school but also leading to leading to the establishment of a post office and the beginning of extensive [[Gypsum Trains|gypsum quarries]] in the area.<ref>[https://novascotia.ca/archives/places/page.asp?ID=673 C. Bruce Fergusson, "Three Mile Plains"], ''Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia'' Nova Scotia Archives (1967), p. 673.</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:22, 19 February 2020
Three Mile Plains, Nova Scotia
Mile 28.05 from Windsor Junction on the Halifax Subdivision (Mile 43.86 from Halifax)
Elevation: 79 feet above sea level
- Next Station East: Newport
- Next Station West: Pembertons
Facilities & Features
- Passenger Station
- Siding (at one time)
Commerce & Industry
A number of gypsum quarries operated around Three Mile Plains which, along with small scale farming, formed the main industry in the community, with many residents also working in nearby Windsor.
Description & History
The community received its named because it is three miles from Windsor and surrounded by views of open fields, as opposed the the forested hills from Newport to Halifax. It was at first owned by several Halifax merchants and sparsely settled by tenant farmers, but the community became an important settlement area during the War of 1812 when African Americans who had escaped slavery in the United States established a historic African Nova Scotian community. The arrival of the railway in the late 1850s brought changes with railway construction damaging the community's school but also leading to leading to the establishment of a post office and the beginning of extensive gypsum quarries in the area.[1]
Gallery
Three Mile Plains Station, adjacent farm house with the DAR mainline, undated. See the Three Mile Plains Station page for more photos and information.
Gypsum quarry spurs in the Windsor, Three Mile Plains, Dimock's and Newport areas, from Canadian geological map, 1909.
Topographic map from Falmouth to Ellershouse circa 1956.
References & Footnotes
- ↑ C. Bruce Fergusson, "Three Mile Plains", Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Archives (1967), p. 673.
