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==Wood Station 1869== | ==Wood Station 1869== | ||
| − | The Port Williams Railway Station, actually located in Greenwich, N.S., was constructed between 1869 & 1873, and was located on the South Side of the line (2). It is not known at this time if Port Williams was one of the original 10 contracted stations built in 1869 or if it was built sometime before 1873 as one of 23 stations present in 1873 for the newly minted [[:Category:Windsor and Annapolis Railway|Windsor & Annapolis Railway]]. It was one of the simple gable roofed W&AR first generation stations and was 40' x 22' with a 200' x 12' station platform, being the same as Hantsport, Grand Pre, Waterville, Berwick, Aylesford, Middleton, Lawrencetown and Paradise.<ref>Alexander MacNab, ''[[Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab 1873|Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab Nov 1, 1873]]'' p14, p22</ref> | + | The Port Williams Railway Station, actually located in Greenwich, N.S., was constructed between 1869 & 1873, and was located on the South Side of the line (2). It is not known at this time if Port Williams was one of the original 10 contracted stations built in 1869 or if it was built sometime before 1873 as one of 23 stations present in 1873 for the newly minted [[:Category:Windsor and Annapolis Railway|Windsor & Annapolis Railway]]. It was one of the simple gable roofed W&AR first generation stations and was 40' x 22' with a 200' x 12' station platform, being the same as Hantsport, Grand Pre, Waterville, Berwick, Aylesford, Middleton, Lawrencetown and Paradise.<ref>Alexander MacNab, ''[[Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab 1873|Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab Nov 1, 1873]]'' p14, p22</ref> It was sold by the railway in 1973 to Lawrence Coldwell, who had the station demolished.<ref>Port Willams Women's Institute, ''The Port Remembers: A History of Port Willims and Its Surrouding Country Homes'', (1976) page 199</ref> |
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==Wood Station 1893== | ==Wood Station 1893== | ||
| − | According to The Acadian (local paper from Wolfville) The Windsor & Annapolis was seeking tenders for construction of a new station and freight shed, as they required larger buildings. The station was built in 1893 along the North Side of the line near Port Williams Women's Institute. | + | According to The Acadian (local paper from Wolfville) The Windsor & Annapolis was seeking tenders for construction of a new station and freight shed, as they required larger buildings. The station was built in 1893 along the North Side of the line near Port Williams Women's Institute. |
| − | + | <ref>Tom Sheppard, Historic Wolfville: Grand and Pre a page 164. </ref> | |
| − | <ref>Tom Sheppard, Historic Wolfville: Grand Pre | ||
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Image:PortWilliams.jpg|[[Port Williams]] Station circa 1943. | Image:PortWilliams.jpg|[[Port Williams]] Station circa 1943. | ||
File:12139.jpg|[[Port Williams Station]], summer or early fall 1973. | File:12139.jpg|[[Port Williams Station]], summer or early fall 1973. | ||
| − | File:12140.jpg[[Port Williams Station]], looking west towards the United Fruit Company warehouse, summer or early fall 1973 | + | File:12140.jpg|[[Port Williams Station]], looking west towards the United Fruit Company warehouse, summer or early fall 1973. |
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Revision as of 21:12, 14 November 2018
=Port Williams Station=,
Wood Station 1869
The Port Williams Railway Station, actually located in Greenwich, N.S., was constructed between 1869 & 1873, and was located on the South Side of the line (2). It is not known at this time if Port Williams was one of the original 10 contracted stations built in 1869 or if it was built sometime before 1873 as one of 23 stations present in 1873 for the newly minted Windsor & Annapolis Railway. It was one of the simple gable roofed W&AR first generation stations and was 40' x 22' with a 200' x 12' station platform, being the same as Hantsport, Grand Pre, Waterville, Berwick, Aylesford, Middleton, Lawrencetown and Paradise.[1] It was sold by the railway in 1973 to Lawrence Coldwell, who had the station demolished.[2]
Gallery
Wood Station 1893
According to The Acadian (local paper from Wolfville) The Windsor & Annapolis was seeking tenders for construction of a new station and freight shed, as they required larger buildings. The station was built in 1893 along the North Side of the line near Port Williams Women's Institute. [3]
Gallery
Port Williams Station circa 1943.
Port Williams Station, summer or early fall 1973.
Port Williams Station, looking west towards the United Fruit Company warehouse, summer or early fall 1973.
References
- ↑ Alexander MacNab, Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab Nov 1, 1873 p14, p22
- ↑ Port Willams Women's Institute, The Port Remembers: A History of Port Willims and Its Surrouding Country Homes, (1976) page 199
- ↑ Tom Sheppard, Historic Wolfville: Grand and Pre a page 164.
