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| − | [[Wolfville]] is listed in 1873 as having a 20' x 12', gravity-fed water tank,<ref>Alexander MacNab, ''[[Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab 1873|Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab Nov 1, 1873]]'', p. 14, p. 21</ref>, likely a square enclosed water tank similar to the [[Middleton Water Tower]]. | + | [[Wolfville]] is listed in 1873 as having a 20' x 12', gravity-fed water tank,<ref>Alexander MacNab, ''[[Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab 1873|Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab Nov 1, 1873]]'', p. 14, p. 21</ref>, likely a square enclosed water tank similar to the [[Hantsport Water Tower|Hantsport]] and [[Middleton Water Tower]]s. A larger [[Grand Pre Water Tower|water tower at Grand Pre]] was built in June 1922 to replace the older and smaller Wolfville Water Tower.<ref>"Memorial Building at Grand Pre" in ''The Acadian'', June 9, 1922.</ref> The Wolfville Water Tower had disappeared by 1931, replaced by larger water towers at [[Grand Pre]] and [[Windsor]].<ref>No Hantsport water tower is listed by the 1931 employee timetable: [[19310621-DARETT|"Time Table No. 77 For Employees June 21, 1931", ''Dominion Atlantic Railway'', p. 3]]</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 19:01, 18 June 2022
Wolfville is listed in 1873 as having a 20' x 12', gravity-fed water tank,[1], likely a square enclosed water tank similar to the Hantsport and Middleton Water Towers. A larger water tower at Grand Pre was built in June 1922 to replace the older and smaller Wolfville Water Tower.[2] The Wolfville Water Tower had disappeared by 1931, replaced by larger water towers at Grand Pre and Windsor.[3]
Gallery
Article and photos of the construction of the Grand Pre Park memorial chapel and the Grand Pre Water Tower to replace the Wolfville Water Tower , "Memorial Building at Grand Pre" in The Acadian, June 9, 1922.
References and Footnotes
- ↑ Alexander MacNab, Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab Nov 1, 1873, p. 14, p. 21
- ↑ "Memorial Building at Grand Pre" in The Acadian, June 9, 1922.
- ↑ No Hantsport water tower is listed by the 1931 employee timetable: "Time Table No. 77 For Employees June 21, 1931", Dominion Atlantic Railway, p. 3
