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Mochelle
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Mochelle, Nova Scotia
Subdivision Kentville, Mile 55.4
Elevation: 32 feet
- Next Station East: Round Hill
- Next Station West: Annapolis Royal
Facilities & Features
- Flag Stop Station
- No siding
- 15 foot pile trestle over Howe Creek at Mile 56.7[1]
Description & History
This small community of about 177 people half way between Annapolis Royal and Round Hill was named after and early French settler.[2] It was the scene of a major passenger train derailment in 1921.
Gallery
Transferring passengers and mail from wreck of Train No. 95, at Mochelle, near Annapolis Royal, January 25, 1921.
Transferring baggage from wreck of Train No. 95, at Mochelle, near Annapolis Royal, January 25, 1921.
