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As the terminus of the [[:Category:Subdivision_Weston|North Mountain Line]], [[Weston]] had, when built in 1914, a spring-fed 4,400 gallon water tank.<ref>Letter Jan. 14, 1916, Inspector Alex Ferguson, Library and Archives Canada RG43 A-1-2 Vol. 277</ref> The tank was fed by a long, buried two-inch iron pipe that ran from a spring on the North Mountain to the wye at Weston. A branch from the waterline was built to the home of Marshall Ward in exchange for the use of his land for the pipeline.<ref>Elizabeth M. Clarke, [[The Weston Branch and Margaretville in Nova Scotia]]'' page 5</ref> North Mountain springs were long-established water source for farms in this area as they provided reliable, year-round water and good pressure from gravity, thanks to the drop down from the mountain. | As the terminus of the [[:Category:Subdivision_Weston|North Mountain Line]], [[Weston]] had, when built in 1914, a spring-fed 4,400 gallon water tank.<ref>Letter Jan. 14, 1916, Inspector Alex Ferguson, Library and Archives Canada RG43 A-1-2 Vol. 277</ref> The tank was fed by a long, buried two-inch iron pipe that ran from a spring on the North Mountain to the wye at Weston. A branch from the waterline was built to the home of Marshall Ward in exchange for the use of his land for the pipeline.<ref>Elizabeth M. Clarke, [[The Weston Branch and Margaretville in Nova Scotia]]'' page 5</ref> North Mountain springs were long-established water source for farms in this area as they provided reliable, year-round water and good pressure from gravity, thanks to the drop down from the mountain. | ||
| − | + | It is listed as late as the DAR's 1936 Employee Timetable,<ref>[[19360628-DARETT|1936 Dominion Atlantic Railway Employee Time Table - June 28, 1936, p. 7]]</ref> but by the 1951 timetable, it was no longer listed, probably because newer locomotives with larger water capacity in their tenders no longer had to top up water after the short run from [[Kentville]] to Weston.<ref>[[19510930-DARETT|1951 Dominion Atlantic Railway Employee Time Table - September 30, 1951, page 4]]</ref> | |
==References and Footnotes== | ==References and Footnotes== | ||
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[[Category:Water Towers]] | [[Category:Water Towers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:39, 14 March 2021
Weston Water Tower
Subdivision Weston, Mile 14.5
As the terminus of the North Mountain Line, Weston had, when built in 1914, a spring-fed 4,400 gallon water tank.[1] The tank was fed by a long, buried two-inch iron pipe that ran from a spring on the North Mountain to the wye at Weston. A branch from the waterline was built to the home of Marshall Ward in exchange for the use of his land for the pipeline.[2] North Mountain springs were long-established water source for farms in this area as they provided reliable, year-round water and good pressure from gravity, thanks to the drop down from the mountain.
It is listed as late as the DAR's 1936 Employee Timetable,[3] but by the 1951 timetable, it was no longer listed, probably because newer locomotives with larger water capacity in their tenders no longer had to top up water after the short run from Kentville to Weston.[4]
References and Footnotes
- ↑ Letter Jan. 14, 1916, Inspector Alex Ferguson, Library and Archives Canada RG43 A-1-2 Vol. 277
- ↑ Elizabeth M. Clarke, The Weston Branch and Margaretville in Nova Scotia page 5
- ↑ 1936 Dominion Atlantic Railway Employee Time Table - June 28, 1936, p. 7
- ↑ 1951 Dominion Atlantic Railway Employee Time Table - September 30, 1951, page 4
