Difference between revisions of "Bridgetown Water Tower"

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Hantsport is listed in 1873 as having a 18' x 11' water tank, perhaps similar to the Middleton Water Tower.^[1]

By 1931, the tank was a semi-enclosed octagonal water tower, located just west of the station on the north side of the tracks.

It is listed on DAR employee timetables in 1931^[2] and through to 1951.^[3] and was likely removed with the end of steam power circa 1958.

Detail of McCully air view of Bridgetown with the Water Tower, section house, apple warehouses and station roof, July 1931.

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 [[Hantsport]] is listed in 1873 as having a 18' x 11' water tank, perhaps similar to the [[Middleton Water Tower]].<ref>Alexander MacNab, ''[[Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab 1873|Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab Nov 1, 1873]]'', p. 30</ref>
-By 1931, the tanl was a semi-enclosed octagonal water tower was located just west of the station and warehouses on the north side of the tracks.
+By 1931, the tank was a semi-enclosed octagonal water tower, located just west of the station on the north side of the tracks.
-It is listed on DAR employee timetables in 1931<ref>[[19310621-DARETT|"Time Table No. 77 For Employees June 21, 1931", ''Dominion Atlantic Railway'', p. 4]]</ref> and through to 1951.<ref>[[19510930-DARETT|1951 Dominion Atlantic Railway Employee Time Table - September 30, 1951, p. 4]]</ref> and was likely removed with the end of steam power circa 1960.
+It is listed on DAR employee timetables in 1931<ref>[[19310621-DARETT|"Time Table No. 77 For Employees June 21, 1931", ''Dominion Atlantic Railway'', p. 4]]</ref> and through to 1951.<ref>[[19510930-DARETT|1951 Dominion Atlantic Railway Employee Time Table - September 30, 1951, p. 4]]</ref> and was likely removed with the end of steam power circa 1958.
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