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=Acaciaville, Nova Scotia=
 
=Acaciaville, Nova Scotia=
Subdivision Yarmouth, Mile 24.20
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Subdivision Yarmouth, Mile 24.20<br>
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Next Station East: [[Digby]]<br>
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Next Station West: [[Bloomfield]]
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Active as a station from approximately 1921 to 1979. Somewhere between 1915 and 1921 the station name for this area changed from Jordantown to Acaciaville.
 
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This station is often referred to in the early schedules as Jordantown. The rail line passed between the two communities and eventually was referred to only as Acaciaville even though from modern maps Jordantown appears to be the larger village.<br>
 
  
 
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File:YA-24.20_Acaciaville.jpg|Track chart for Acaciaville.
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File:Acaciaville01.jpg|Happy folks at Acaciaville Station. Approximately 1927.
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File:Acaciaville02.jpg|People on the Acaciaville Station platform. Approximately 1927.
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File:Digby 21 A12 West.jpg|Topographical map of [[Digby]], [[Acaciaville]], [[Bloomfield]] and [[North Range]], 1952.
 
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[[Category:Locations]]
 
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[[Category:Subdivision Yarmouth|Y242]]
 
[[Category:Subdivision Yarmouth|Y242]]

Latest revision as of 11:28, 10 January 2025

Acaciaville, Nova Scotia

Subdivision Yarmouth, Mile 24.20
Next Station East: Digby
Next Station West: Bloomfield

Active as a station from approximately 1921 to 1979. Somewhere between 1915 and 1921 the station name for this area changed from Jordantown to Acaciaville.