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[[:Category:Subdivision Halifax|Subdivision Halifax]], Mile 16.47, Elevation 460' | [[:Category:Subdivision Halifax|Subdivision Halifax]], Mile 16.47, Elevation 460' | ||
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Next Station West: [[Stillwater Lake]] | Next Station West: [[Stillwater Lake]] | ||
Next Station East: [[Mount Uniacke]] | Next Station East: [[Mount Uniacke]] | ||
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==Facilities & Features== | ==Facilities & Features== | ||
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| − | * | + | * Proposed Station, never built, 1910 |
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==Commerce & Industry== | ==Commerce & Industry== | ||
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==Description & History== | ==Description & History== | ||
| − | + | Clairmont's siding is located a few miles south of the village of Lakelands, connected by a rough woods road. It is believed to have been named after Colonel Clairmont, a prominent family head in Lakeside active in lumbering. In 1910 architect Charles McClare attempted to develop a landscaped suburban community at Lakelands in a real estate scheme called the "Lakelands Development Company". A critical feature was suburban train station to connect the wealthy new residents to Halifax. McClare drew plans for a finely-constructed stone station for Claremont's which he described as "will be certainly the most interesting station on the entire line between Halifax and Yarmouth." The development failed to attract enough investors and collapsed. None of the fine homes or the station was every built.<ref>Sadie Siroy, ''Doorsteps and Crossroads: Stories from Mount Uniacke, Lakelands, Hillsvale and South Rawdon'' (1993). p. 10-14, 45.</ref> | |
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Revision as of 20:38, 8 March 2020
Claremont's, Nova Scotia (Also known as "Clairmont's Siding")
Subdivision Halifax, Mile 16.47, Elevation 460'
Next Station West: Stillwater Lake
Next Station East: Mount Uniacke
Facilities & Features
- Siding, circa 1900
- Proposed Station, never built, 1910
Commerce & Industry
Once contained a siding, likely used by the Clairmont Family in nearby Lakeside for timber exports.
Description & History
Clairmont's siding is located a few miles south of the village of Lakelands, connected by a rough woods road. It is believed to have been named after Colonel Clairmont, a prominent family head in Lakeside active in lumbering. In 1910 architect Charles McClare attempted to develop a landscaped suburban community at Lakelands in a real estate scheme called the "Lakelands Development Company". A critical feature was suburban train station to connect the wealthy new residents to Halifax. McClare drew plans for a finely-constructed stone station for Claremont's which he described as "will be certainly the most interesting station on the entire line between Halifax and Yarmouth." The development failed to attract enough investors and collapsed. None of the fine homes or the station was every built.[1]
Gallery
1918 Track chart showing the Clairmont's area.
References & Footnotes
- ↑ Sadie Siroy, Doorsteps and Crossroads: Stories from Mount Uniacke, Lakelands, Hillsvale and South Rawdon (1993). p. 10-14, 45.
