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| − | [[Round Hill]] had three stations. The first was a small, plain, gable-roofed 18' x 22' station built by the Windsor and Annapolis Railway.<ref name="macnab">Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab, C. E., November 1, 1873. p14, p21</ref> The seconded station was a typical [[:Category:Windsor and Annapolis Railway|Windsor & Annapolis Railway]] design with a gothic window, a passenger platform and freight ramp which was built in 1890.<ref>Construction | + | [[Round Hill]] had three stations. The first was a small, plain, gable-roofed 18' x 22' station built by the Windsor and Annapolis Railway.<ref name="macnab">Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab, C. E., November 1, 1873. p14, p21</ref> The seconded station was a typical [[:Category:Windsor and Annapolis Railway|Windsor & Annapolis Railway]] design with a gothic window, a passenger platform and freight ramp which was built in 1890.<ref>Construction tender issued by W&A General Manager J.W. King Mar. 28, 1890 with an application deadline for April 19, 1890, Kentville ''The New Star'' April 11 1890, courtesy Gerald Cudmore, and construction completed by year's end in transcript of the Department of Railways and Canals, Engineer's Report, 1890, compiled by [[J. B. King]], [[:Category:Scotian Railroad Society|Scotian Railroad Society]] Collection, Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management, RG28 Series S Vol. 4 File 16</ref> It burned circa 1920.<ref>Photos of burned station taken circa 1920s in Neild Photo Album, Scotia Railway Society Collection, Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management, RG28 Series S Vol. 163</ref> |
A third station, built in an arts and crafts style, was constructed in the 1920s and torn down in the 1960's. | A third station, built in an arts and crafts style, was constructed in the 1920s and torn down in the 1960's. | ||
Revision as of 16:45, 9 April 2022
Round Hill Station
Mile 52.5
Round Hill had three stations. The first was a small, plain, gable-roofed 18' x 22' station built by the Windsor and Annapolis Railway.[1] The seconded station was a typical Windsor & Annapolis Railway design with a gothic window, a passenger platform and freight ramp which was built in 1890.[2] It burned circa 1920.[3]
A third station, built in an arts and crafts style, was constructed in the 1920s and torn down in the 1960's.
Gallery
A Nova Scotia Museum postcard showing the earlier Round Hill Station looking east, circa 1905.
Round Hill Station, circa 1920s.
Round Hill Station, July 1959.
Round Hill Station, July 1959.
Round Hill Station, July 1959.
References
- ↑ Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab, C. E., November 1, 1873. p14, p21
- ↑ Construction tender issued by W&A General Manager J.W. King Mar. 28, 1890 with an application deadline for April 19, 1890, Kentville The New Star April 11 1890, courtesy Gerald Cudmore, and construction completed by year's end in transcript of the Department of Railways and Canals, Engineer's Report, 1890, compiled by J. B. King, Scotian Railroad Society Collection, Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management, RG28 Series S Vol. 4 File 16
- ↑ Photos of burned station taken circa 1920s in Neild Photo Album, Scotia Railway Society Collection, Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management, RG28 Series S Vol. 163
