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Groves
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Groves Siding
Mile 8.56 from Windsor Junction on the Halifax Subdivision (Mile 24.6 from Halifax)
Elevation: 456 feet
- Next Station East: Fenerty's
- Next Station West: South Uniacke
Facilities & Features
- Siding. 1620 feet long. Capacity: 28 cars.
Description & History
The siding was likely named after the Groves family based in Beaver Bank who operated a variety of enterprises including box making, brick making, farming, saw milling and ran a boarding school.[1]
Commerce & Industry
Groves was also the location of a quarry.
Gallery
1918 Track Chart of Groves
Topographic map from Stillwater to Windsor Junction circa 1956.
