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Mount Uniacke had an Intercolonial style station, similar to the [[Bear River Station|Bear River]] and [[Clementsport Station]]s, dating from the days when Windsor Branch of the Halifax Subdivision was still owned by the Intercolonial Railway.  
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==First Station 1857-1884==
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The Nova Scotia Railway built a small depot, 40 feet x 20 feet for a cost of £249 in 1857.<ref>[[Report on the Nova-Scotia Railway: its present condition and probable cost, by James Laurie, Civil Engineer, February 5th, 1858.|James Laurie, ''Report on the Nova-Scotia Railway: its present condition and probable cost, by James Laurie, Civil Engineer, February 5th, 1858'']], page 52, (1858).</ref> The first station agent was W. Hamilton. He was replaced in 1859 by Richard McLearn. The station was connected by telegraph in 1862.<ref>Sadie Siroy, ''Doorsteps and Crossroads: Stories from Mount Uniacke, Lakelands, Hillsvale and South Rawdon'' (1993), p.3</ref> Members of the McLearn family would serve as station agents until 1932.<ref>John MacDonald, website, [http://yourrailwaypictures.com/TrainStations/indexMaritimes.html YourRailwayPictures.com]</ref>
  
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Richard McLearn became station agent in 1959, a position held by the McLearn family until 1932. This station in the photographs we have was built in 1884, between the tracks and the present day Fleet House. Mrs. Ida Robinson, Richard's daughter also managed to raise her large family in the living accomodations. In the foreground you can see a but if the store. Around 1954 Allen Benedict went through his paces to become telegrapher and station agent. He returned in 1959 to act in these capacities and was there until the late 1960's. The Old Mines Road was near the station and led the way for the stage coach to travel twice a day to the mines. <ref name="Sadie">Text and hand drawn image from an old Mt. Uniacke history book written by local resident historian the late Sadie Siroy.</ref>
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==Second Station 1884-1963==
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In November 1884, Mount Uniacke received a new station<ref>[https://novascotia.ca/archives/places/page.asp?ID=458 C. Bruce Fergusson, "Mount Uniacke", ''Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia'' Nova Scotia Archives (1967), p. 458.]</ref> , built by the Intercolonial Railway, as the Windsor Branch of the Halifax Subdivision was still owned by the Intercolonial. It was similar in style to the [[Bear River Station|Bear River]] and [[Clementsport Station]]s.  
  
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In 1902, Ida Robinson, a recent widow, became the station agent, and raised her large family in the living quarters at the west end of the station.<ref>Siroy, p. 12</ref> In 1959, Allen Benedict, the son of a MOW worker at Mount Uniacke became the station agent after serving in other DAR stations. He served as station agent until 1963 when the station was closed.<ref>Siroy, p. 8</ref>
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File:Mt Uniacke 1919.jpg|Passenger train stopped at [[Mount Uniacke Water Tower]] on November 8, 1919.
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File:HA-12.77 Mount Uniacke Track Chart.JPG|Track schematic for [[Mount Uniacke]] showing the [[Mount Uniacke Station]] and a wye, undated.
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File:Mount Uniacke c1910.jpg|[[Mount Uniacke Station]] - circa 1910.
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File:DAR - Mount Uniacke Station - Harold Jenkins Photo-Time 1600 20June1960.jpg|[[Mount Uniacke Station]], photographed by [[:Category:Harold Jenkins Photo|Harold Jenkins]], June 20, 1960.
 
Image:Mt. Uniacke Station 1961.jpg|[[Mount Uniacke]] station in 1961.
 
Image:Mt. Uniacke Station 1961.jpg|[[Mount Uniacke]] station in 1961.
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File:Uniacke Railroad Station 1884.jpg|Mt. Uniacke Station as built in 1884.<ref name="Sadie" />
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File:Uniacke Railroad Station 1884.jpg|Mt. Uniacke Station as built in 1884, drawn by Barbara Davidson, 1993.
 
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Latest revision as of 22:23, 17 November 2024

Mount Uniacke Station

First Station 1857-1884

The Nova Scotia Railway built a small depot, 40 feet x 20 feet for a cost of £249 in 1857.[1] The first station agent was W. Hamilton. He was replaced in 1859 by Richard McLearn. The station was connected by telegraph in 1862.[2] Members of the McLearn family would serve as station agents until 1932.[3]

Second Station 1884-1963

In November 1884, Mount Uniacke received a new station[4] , built by the Intercolonial Railway, as the Windsor Branch of the Halifax Subdivision was still owned by the Intercolonial. It was similar in style to the Bear River and Clementsport Stations.

In 1902, Ida Robinson, a recent widow, became the station agent, and raised her large family in the living quarters at the west end of the station.[5] In 1959, Allen Benedict, the son of a MOW worker at Mount Uniacke became the station agent after serving in other DAR stations. He served as station agent until 1963 when the station was closed.[6]

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ James Laurie, Report on the Nova-Scotia Railway: its present condition and probable cost, by James Laurie, Civil Engineer, February 5th, 1858, page 52, (1858).
  2. ↑ Sadie Siroy, Doorsteps and Crossroads: Stories from Mount Uniacke, Lakelands, Hillsvale and South Rawdon (1993), p.3
  3. ↑ John MacDonald, website, YourRailwayPictures.com
  4. ↑ C. Bruce Fergusson, "Mount Uniacke", Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Archives (1967), p. 458.
  5. ↑ Siroy, p. 12
  6. ↑ Siroy, p. 8
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