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| | Two steamships named ''Evangeline'' served the DAR. | | Two steamships named ''Evangeline'' served the DAR. |
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| − | ==SS Evangeline (1st) ~ 1882-1903== | + | ==[[SS Evangeline (I)]] 1882-1903== |
| − | Built by Churchill and Sons Shipyard, [[Hantsport]] in 1882.
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| − | *Cargo capacity: 25 tons
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| − | This small coastal steamer carried freight and passengers. It was at first operated by the "Evangeline Navigational Company" to connect the "missing link" between the [[Windsor and Annapolis Railway]] at [[Annapolis Royal]] and the [[Western Counties Railway]] at [[Digby]]. When Annapolis Royal and Digby were finally connected by rail, ''Evangeline'' was bought by the Dominion Atlantic to connect railway service at [[Kingsport]] with Parrsboro. In 1904, ''Evangeline'' was replaced by the ''[[SS Prince Albert]]''.
| + | ==[[SS Evangeline (II)]] 1927-1954== |
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| − | ===References and Footnotes===
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| − | Canning Library and Heritage Centre, ''Historical Calendar 2000'', March
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| − | ==SS ''Evangeline'' (2nd) ~ 1920-19??==
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| − | Run by the CPR partner, the Eastern Steamship Company. In the 1920s Evangeline served the Yarmouth-New York route connected in the summer with the fast passenger trains [[Train No. 25|No. 25]] and [[Train No. 26|26]], The [[New Yorker]].
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| − | Image:19290621-DARPTT 7.jpg|Description of ship in the 1929 Passenger Timetable.
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| − | ===External Links===
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| − | [[Category:Vessels|Evangeline]]
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Latest revision as of 23:16, 31 March 2011
Two steamships named Evangeline served the DAR.
