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==George H. Yeaton Warehouse [[Hantsport]]== | ==George H. Yeaton Warehouse [[Hantsport]]== | ||
| − | + | Located on the 15 car warehouse siding behind the [[Hantsport Station]] on the [[:Category:Subdivision Halifax|Halifax Subdivision]] at [[Hantsport]] | |
* Wooden construction | * Wooden construction | ||
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* 3,800 barrel capacity<ref>Dominion Atlantic Railway, ''[[1927-DAR CHART of Apple and Produce Warehouses|DAR Chart of Apple and Produce Warehouses, February 23, 1927]]''</ref> | * 3,800 barrel capacity<ref>Dominion Atlantic Railway, ''[[1927-DAR CHART of Apple and Produce Warehouses|DAR Chart of Apple and Produce Warehouses, February 23, 1927]]''</ref> | ||
| − | This warehouse was built in the 1890s, as part of George H. Yeaton's large candy factory complex which operated on Station Street from the 1890s to 1941. The apple business was evidently a sideline of the Yeaton candy business and used a warehouse that was unique on the DAR. | + | This warehouse was built in the 1890s, as part of George H. Yeaton's large candy factory complex which operated on Station Street from the 1890s to 1941.<ref>Allen B. Robertson, ''Tide and Timber: Hantsport Nova Scotia 1795-1995'', Lancelot Press, 1996, page 94-95.</ref> The apple business was evidently a sideline of the Yeaton candy business and used a warehouse that was unique on the DAR. |
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<Gallery> | <Gallery> | ||
File:201580008.jpg|[[Hantsport]] viewed looking east from boxcar on the Hantsport team track with the [[Hantsport Station]], the [[G.H. Yeaton Warehouse]] and the [[Laurie Sanford Apple Warehouse|Sandford apple warehouse]], circa 1895. | File:201580008.jpg|[[Hantsport]] viewed looking east from boxcar on the Hantsport team track with the [[Hantsport Station]], the [[G.H. Yeaton Warehouse]] and the [[Laurie Sanford Apple Warehouse|Sandford apple warehouse]], circa 1895. | ||
| − | + | File:HA-38.60 Hantsport Track Chart.JPG|Track schematic for [[Hantsport]], 1918, including the gypsum spurs, pulp spurs, the [[Hantsport Railyard]] and the [[Halfway River Bridge|Halfway River Bridge and Aboiteau]]. Note the [[G.H. Yeaton Warehouse]] below the station to the right. | |
| + | File:Yeaton-Candy-Factory.jpg|[[G.H. Yeaton Warehouse|Yeaton's Candy Factory buildings]] on Station Street in [[Hantsport]] with the back of the [[Hantsport Station]], 1932. | ||
| + | Image:DAR Hantsport summer 1994.jpg|[[Hantsport]], with the [[G.H. Yeaton Warehouse]] looking railway west, July 1994. | ||
| + | Image:Hantsport Station 2009 a.jpg|[[Hantsport Station]] with the [[G.H. Yeaton Warehouse]] behind, July 15, 2009. | ||
</Gallery> | </Gallery> | ||
==References and Footnotes== | ==References and Footnotes== | ||
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[[Category:Apple Warehouses]] | [[Category:Apple Warehouses]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:44, 24 May 2022
George H. Yeaton Warehouse Hantsport
Located on the 15 car warehouse siding behind the Hantsport Station on the Halifax Subdivision at Hantsport
- Wooden construction
- Two-story
- 3,800 barrel capacity[1]
This warehouse was built in the 1890s, as part of George H. Yeaton's large candy factory complex which operated on Station Street from the 1890s to 1941.[2] The apple business was evidently a sideline of the Yeaton candy business and used a warehouse that was unique on the DAR.
Gallery
Hantsport viewed looking east from boxcar on the Hantsport team track with the Hantsport Station, the G.H. Yeaton Warehouse and the Sandford apple warehouse, circa 1895.
Track schematic for Hantsport, 1918, including the gypsum spurs, pulp spurs, the Hantsport Railyard and the Halfway River Bridge and Aboiteau. Note the G.H. Yeaton Warehouse below the station to the right.
Yeaton's Candy Factory buildings on Station Street in Hantsport with the back of the Hantsport Station, 1932.
Hantsport, with the G.H. Yeaton Warehouse looking railway west, July 1994.
Hantsport Station with the G.H. Yeaton Warehouse behind, July 15, 2009.
References and Footnotes
- ↑ Dominion Atlantic Railway, DAR Chart of Apple and Produce Warehouses, February 23, 1927
- ↑ Allen B. Robertson, Tide and Timber: Hantsport Nova Scotia 1795-1995, Lancelot Press, 1996, page 94-95.
