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| + | Auburn had a small station with a cinder platform located on the north side of the tracks. The station was built in the 1880s as one of the small village models of the [[:Category:Stations#W&AR Second Generation Wood Stations ~1880-1900|Windsor & Annapolis Second Generation station design]]. The last station agent was Carrie Saunders, serving from 1942 until 1947 when the station closed. The village becoming a flag stop and the station stood vacant for ten years. It was bought by Willis Bennett in 1957 and pulled across the road onto a new foundation where it was converted to a family home.<ref>John and Twila DeCoste, A History of Aylesford and District, Lancelot Press, 1986, p. 203-204.</ref><br> | ||
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| + | Station billing and accounting number: 185.<ref>[[:Category:Louis Comeau|Louis Comeau]], [[Station List by Name COMEAU|''Dominion Atlantic Station List by Name'']], page 1</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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| − | + | File:KE-19.10 Auburn.jpg|Track chart of [[Auburn]], showing the [[Auburn Station]] and platform and [[:Category:Apple Warehouses|apple warehouses]], 1918. | |
| − | + | File:DAR-Auburn Station Sign Only-Harold Jenkins Photo-1July1961.JPG|[[Auburn]] station sign, July 1, 1961. | |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References and Footnotes== | ==References and Footnotes== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
[[Category:Stations]] | [[Category:Stations]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:38, 14 August 2025
Auburn Station
Auburn had a small station with a cinder platform located on the north side of the tracks. The station was built in the 1880s as one of the small village models of the Windsor & Annapolis Second Generation station design. The last station agent was Carrie Saunders, serving from 1942 until 1947 when the station closed. The village becoming a flag stop and the station stood vacant for ten years. It was bought by Willis Bennett in 1957 and pulled across the road onto a new foundation where it was converted to a family home.[1]
Station billing and accounting number: 185.[2]
Gallery
Track chart of Auburn, showing the Auburn Station and platform and apple warehouses, 1918.
Auburn station sign, July 1, 1961.
References and Footnotes
- ↑ John and Twila DeCoste, A History of Aylesford and District, Lancelot Press, 1986, p. 203-204.
- ↑ Louis Comeau, Dominion Atlantic Station List by Name, page 1
