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Revision as of 17:29, 30 April 2017
Newport, Nova Scotia
Mile 26.11 from Windsor Junction on the Halifax Subdivision (Mile 41.92 from Halifax)
- Next Station East: Hartville
- Next Station West: Three Mile Plains
Facilities & Features
- Spur to Moshers Gypsum Quarry at Mile 26.51
Commerce & Industry
Newport was the location of numerous gypsum quarries in the early 20th century, several with spurs to the DAR Mainline.
Description & History
Operations & Orders
Gallery
gypsum quarry spurs in the Windsor, Dimock's and Newport areas, from geological map, 1909.
Topographic map from Falmouth to Ellershouse circa 1956.
