Clarke's History of the Earliest Railways in Nova Scotia

Clarke's History of the Earliest Railways in Nova Scotia: A Brief History of Firsts and Other Interesting Stage and Railway Facts etc. in Ye Olde Goode Tymes

• By W.W. Clarke
• Circa 1925
• Privately Printed

Clarke was a DAR conductor in the formative days of the DAR and wrote this anecdotal history of the DAR about 1925. There are some great rare half-tone photographs and lots of mentions of specific locomotives. While not very well edited and a bit rambling, it is a wonderful personalized look at the DAR in its busiest years. It is hard to find as it was printed in a limited run on inexpensive acidic paper.

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  The first recorded photo of the Kentville Station taken in August 1869, also showing the Freight Shed and Car Shop.

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  The first Annapolis Royal Station station, circa 1880.

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  The first Windsor Station.

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  Train crew of the Flying Bluenose at the Yarmouth Station in 1916.

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  SS Evangeline at Annapolis Royal, circa 1890.