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| − | A fertile farming district along the Annapolis River, Paradise received its name from Acadian settlers in the 1600s as "Paradis Terrestre" (Paradise on Earth). The [[Windsor & Annapolis Railway began construction through the village in 1868 and railway service began in June 1869. The railway initially built a [[Paradise Station|a small standard Windsor & Annapolis Railway station]] along with a 200' x 12' passenger platform connected to a 150' x 10' freight platform and a 340' freight siding.<ref>*Alexander MacNab, ''[[Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab 1873|Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab Nov 1, 1873, p. 24]]''</ref> Rail access motivated local farmers to start a co-operative cheese factory beside the tracks, one of the first in Nova Scotia, which operated from 1872 to 1885.<ref>[https://paradisehistoricalsociety.ca/the-paradise-cheese-manufacturing-company/ "The Paradise Cheese Manufacturing Company", ''Paradise Historical Society'']</ref> The railway also led the construction of several apple warehouses which remained longtime employers and shippers of apples. The Highway No. 1 level crossing at Paradise received one of the Annapolis Valley's first set of wigwag warning bell and signal in 1938<ref>''[[The | + | A fertile farming district along the Annapolis River, Paradise received its name from Acadian settlers in the 1600s as "Paradis Terrestre" (Paradise on Earth). The [[Windsor & Annapolis Railway began construction through the village in 1868 and railway service began in June 1869. The railway initially built a [[Paradise Station|a small standard Windsor & Annapolis Railway station]] along with a 200' x 12' passenger platform connected to a 150' x 10' freight platform and a 340' freight siding.<ref>*Alexander MacNab, ''[[Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab 1873|Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab Nov 1, 1873, p. 24]]''</ref> Rail access motivated local farmers to start a co-operative cheese factory beside the tracks, one of the first in Nova Scotia, which operated from 1872 to 1885.<ref>[https://paradisehistoricalsociety.ca/the-paradise-cheese-manufacturing-company/ "The Paradise Cheese Manufacturing Company", ''Paradise Historical Society'']</ref> The railway also led the construction of several apple warehouses which remained longtime employers and shippers of apples. The Highway No. 1 level crossing at Paradise received one of the Annapolis Valley's first set of wigwag warning bell and signal in 1938<ref>''[[:Category:The Advertiser|The Advertiser]]'', Sept. 29, 1938</ref> The original W&A [[Paradise Station]] was later replaced by a standard CPR branch line station. Paradise remained a flag stop until June 1980.<ref>[[Scotian Railroad Society 1980-04 News|''Scotian Railroad Society News'' April 1980]]</ref> |
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Revision as of 18:36, 18 July 2024
Paradise, Nova Scotia
Subdivision Kentville, Mile 39.9
- Next Station East: Lawrencetown
- Next Station West: Bridgetown
Facilities & Features
Passing Track: 1380' long
Pile trestle, 60', over Starretts Brook, Mile 40.14
Pile trestle, 40', over swamp and brook, Mile 41.88
Commerce & Industry
Several early fruit warehouses were built at Paradise along with a cattle pen and ramp. The Roxburg lumber mill shipped considerable amounts of lumber from the station in the 1920s.
- Paradise Fruit Company Warehouse, United Fruit Companies 16,500 barrel capacity
- Star Fruit Company Warehouse, 13,000 barrel capacity
- H.D. Starret, 10,000 barrel capacity[1]
Description & History
A fertile farming district along the Annapolis River, Paradise received its name from Acadian settlers in the 1600s as "Paradis Terrestre" (Paradise on Earth). The [[Windsor & Annapolis Railway began construction through the village in 1868 and railway service began in June 1869. The railway initially built a a small standard Windsor & Annapolis Railway station along with a 200' x 12' passenger platform connected to a 150' x 10' freight platform and a 340' freight siding.[2] Rail access motivated local farmers to start a co-operative cheese factory beside the tracks, one of the first in Nova Scotia, which operated from 1872 to 1885.[3] The railway also led the construction of several apple warehouses which remained longtime employers and shippers of apples. The Highway No. 1 level crossing at Paradise received one of the Annapolis Valley's first set of wigwag warning bell and signal in 1938[4] The original W&A Paradise Station was later replaced by a standard CPR branch line station. Paradise remained a flag stop until June 1980.[5]
Gallery
Paradise Station and apple warehouses. c. 1900.
Paradise Station with lumber pile and DAR train arriving, circa 1924.
Paradise Station, June 1959.
References & Footnotes
- ↑ Dominion Atlantic Railway, DAR Chart of Apple and Produce Warehouses, February 23, 1927
- ↑ *Alexander MacNab, Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab Nov 1, 1873, p. 24
- ↑ "The Paradise Cheese Manufacturing Company", Paradise Historical Society
- ↑ The Advertiser, Sept. 29, 1938
- ↑ Scotian Railroad Society News April 1980
