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Mile 8.56 from [[Windsor Junction]] on the [[:Category:Subdivision Halifax|Halifax Subdivision]] (Mile 24.6 from [[Halifax]]) | Mile 8.56 from [[Windsor Junction]] on the [[:Category:Subdivision Halifax|Halifax Subdivision]] (Mile 24.6 from [[Halifax]]) | ||
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| + | Elevation: 456 feet | ||
*Next Station East: [[Fenerty's]] | *Next Station East: [[Fenerty's]] | ||
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==Description & History== | ==Description & History== | ||
| − | The siding | + | In the early years of the line, Groves served as the station for the small lumbering community of Bushy Hill nearby. In later years the settlement dwindled and Groves operated mainly as a siding. The location may have been named after a prominent grove of trees<ref>[https://archives.novascotia.ca/places/page/?ID=265 "Groves, Halifax County", ''Place-names and Places of Nova Scotia'', Nova Scotia Archives, p. 265]</ref> or the siding may have been named after the Groves family based at nearby [[Beaver Bank]] who operated a variety of enterprises in the area including box making, brick making, farming and saw milling.<ref>[https://www.fultzhouse.ca/brochures/Grove.pdf "the Story Behind the Grove Finishing School", ''Fultz House Museum'']</ref> |
==Commerce & Industry== | ==Commerce & Industry== | ||
| − | Groves was the location of a quarry. | + | Groves was also the location of a quarry. |
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Latest revision as of 09:32, 26 May 2022
Groves Siding
Mile 8.56 from Windsor Junction on the Halifax Subdivision (Mile 24.6 from Halifax)
Elevation: 456 feet
- Next Station East: Fenerty's
- Next Station West: South Uniacke
Facilities & Features
- Siding. 1620 feet long. Capacity: 28 cars.
Description & History
In the early years of the line, Groves served as the station for the small lumbering community of Bushy Hill nearby. In later years the settlement dwindled and Groves operated mainly as a siding. The location may have been named after a prominent grove of trees[1] or the siding may have been named after the Groves family based at nearby Beaver Bank who operated a variety of enterprises in the area including box making, brick making, farming and saw milling.[2]
Commerce & Industry
Groves was also the location of a quarry.
Gallery
1918 Track Chart of Groves
Topographic map from Stillwater to Windsor Junction circa 1956.
