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Hantsport Station
Hantsport Station
Wood Station 1869 - 1943
The first Hantsport station was a standard Windsor and Annapolis passenger and freight station.
Description:[1]
- Station Building, 40' x 22'
- Station Platform, 200' x 14'
- Water Tank (pump), 15' x 14'
The station was destroyed in a fire in 1943.[2]
Gallery
Hantsport Station with crowds gathered for a VIP train showing the water tower and the Hantsport Fruit Basket Company, possibly during the 1901 royal visit.
Hantsport viewed looking east from boxcar on the Hantsport team track with the Hantsport Station and the Laurie Sanford Apple Warehouse, circa 1895.
Brick Station 1944 - Present
It was replaced by a Tudor revival station, similar to the Bridgetown Station, based on the standard CPR Station Design No. 16.[3] The new station was completed in 1944. It was designated a provincial heritage building in 1995.[4]
Gallery
Hantsport Station with the Sandford apple warehouse in August 1961.
Hantsport depot July 18, 1975.
Hantsport Station on July 15th, 2009.
Hantsport Station on August 30, 2011.
Hantsport Station with the yard to the right on August 30, 2011.
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References and Footnotes
- ↑ Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab, C. E., November 1, 1873.
- ↑ "Hantsport Railway Station", Canadian Historic Places database
- ↑ Plans for CPR Station No. 16 at Canadian Pacific Historical Association
- ↑ "Hantsport Railway Station", Canadian Historic Places database
