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==[[Kingsport]] Wharf== | ==[[Kingsport]] Wharf== | ||
| − | Built in several stages, this wharf eventually reached | + | Built in several stages, this pile and cribwork wooden wharf eventually reached 340 feet in length. It was owned by the Canadian federal government but leased by the DAR for a spur line which ran the entire length of the wharf along the east side. Kingsport trains used the wharf daily in the summertime to connect to DAR steamers such as [[SS Prince Albert]] and the [[MV Kipawo]] as well as occaisional large cargo steamers and coastal schooners. Boxcars and flatcars were often spotted on the wharf and left to deliver or receive specific freight when ships were expected. |
| − | The wharf spur ended beside the wharf lighthouses at the tip. A dismounted DAR boxcar first served as a freight shed. It was replaced in 1927 by a combined freight shed and passenger shelter built | + | The wharf spur ended beside the wharf lighthouses at the tip. A dismounted DAR boxcar first served as a freight shed. It was replaced in 1927 by a combined DAR freight shed and passenger shelter built for the introduction of the [[MV Kipawo]]. The shed and lighthouse were destroyed in a fire in 1947. A second DAR shed was built on the wharf after the fire. When rail service ended in 1961, the freight shed was moved into the village and converted to a cottage. |
At one time a siding was located on the wharf, but it was removed by 1911. | At one time a siding was located on the wharf, but it was removed by 1911. | ||
Revision as of 23:08, 2 January 2009
Kingsport Wharf
Built in several stages, this pile and cribwork wooden wharf eventually reached 340 feet in length. It was owned by the Canadian federal government but leased by the DAR for a spur line which ran the entire length of the wharf along the east side. Kingsport trains used the wharf daily in the summertime to connect to DAR steamers such as SS Prince Albert and the MV Kipawo as well as occaisional large cargo steamers and coastal schooners. Boxcars and flatcars were often spotted on the wharf and left to deliver or receive specific freight when ships were expected.
The wharf spur ended beside the wharf lighthouses at the tip. A dismounted DAR boxcar first served as a freight shed. It was replaced in 1927 by a combined DAR freight shed and passenger shelter built for the introduction of the MV Kipawo. The shed and lighthouse were destroyed in a fire in 1947. A second DAR shed was built on the wharf after the fire. When rail service ended in 1961, the freight shed was moved into the village and converted to a cottage.
At one time a siding was located on the wharf, but it was removed by 1911.
