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=Burtons, Nova Scotia= | =Burtons, Nova Scotia= | ||
[[:Category:Subdivision Truro|Subdivision Truro]], Mile 35.06 | [[:Category:Subdivision Truro|Subdivision Truro]], Mile 35.06 | ||
| − | Next Station | + | Next Station East: [[South Maitland]] |
| − | Next Station | + | Next Station West: [[Doddridge]] |
==Facilities & Features== | ==Facilities & Features== | ||
| + | *Burtons Station | ||
| + | *11 foot Pile trestle over Burtons Brook, Mile 35.14 | ||
| + | *[[Hayes Pit|Hayes Pit Quarry]], Mile 37.3 | ||
| − | + | ==Description & History== | |
| + | This very small agricultural community, also known as "Burton", is near the source of the Five Mile River and was named after John and Walter Burton, two early settlers who were granted land in the area in 1829.<ref>[https://novascotia.ca/archives/places/page.asp?ID=95 C. Bruce Fergusson, "Burton"], ''Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia'' Nova Scotia Archives (1967), p. 95.</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<Gallery> | <Gallery> | ||
| + | File:DAR - Burtons Station-Harold Jenkins Photo-June1959.JPG|[[Burtons]] Station, June 1959. | ||
| + | File:BurtonsStation.jpg|[[Burtons]] Station - probably the same day. | ||
</Gallery> | </Gallery> | ||
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| + | ==References & Footnotes== | ||
| + | *[[1969-MemoOfGenInfo|1969 Memorandum of General Information]], page 22. | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:48, 9 November 2022
Burtons, Nova Scotia
Subdivision Truro, Mile 35.06
Next Station East: South Maitland
Next Station West: Doddridge
Facilities & Features
- Burtons Station
- 11 foot Pile trestle over Burtons Brook, Mile 35.14
- Hayes Pit Quarry, Mile 37.3
Description & History
This very small agricultural community, also known as "Burton", is near the source of the Five Mile River and was named after John and Walter Burton, two early settlers who were granted land in the area in 1829.[1]
Gallery
References & Footnotes
- 1969 Memorandum of General Information, page 22.
- ↑ C. Bruce Fergusson, "Burton", Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Archives (1967), p. 95.
