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Mile 10.7 on the [[:Category:Subdivision Kingsport|Kingsport Subdivision]] at [[Canning]] | Mile 10.7 on the [[:Category:Subdivision Kingsport|Kingsport Subdivision]] at [[Canning]] | ||
| − | One of a number of apple warehouses owned by independent fruit dealer Herbert Oyler. | + | One of a number of apple warehouses owned by independent fruit dealer [[Herbert Oyler]]. |
* Served by siding north of the mainline | * Served by siding north of the mainline | ||
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* 8,000 barrel capacity | * 8,000 barrel capacity | ||
* Wooden construction | * Wooden construction | ||
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| + | This warehouse was built very close to the tracks. Crews were warned that it did not provide standard clearance.<ref>[[19310621-DARETT|"Time Table No. 77 For Employees June 21, 1931", ''Dominion Atlantic Railway'', p. 4]]</ref> | ||
===History=== | ===History=== | ||
| − | * Built about | + | * Built about 1910 |
* Became warehouse for Kent Foods in 1946, connected to Kent Foots Apple Juice Plant by overheard conveyor across North Avenue | * Became warehouse for Kent Foods in 1946, connected to Kent Foots Apple Juice Plant by overheard conveyor across North Avenue | ||
| − | * | + | * Later housed the Canning Volunteer Fire Department until a new fire hall opened in 2017 |
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<Gallery> | <Gallery> | ||
Image:DAR0031a.jpg|Locomotive [[DAR0031|No. 31]] at [[Canning Station]] with the Oyler apple warehouse under construction. | Image:DAR0031a.jpg|Locomotive [[DAR0031|No. 31]] at [[Canning Station]] with the Oyler apple warehouse under construction. | ||
| − | File:100 1324.jpg|[[Herbert Oyler Canning Warehouse|Oyler apple warehouse]], | + | File:Kent-Foods 1947 B.jpg|Kent Foods Warehouse, formerly the [[Herbert Oyler Canning Warehouse|Herbert Oyler warehouse]] in foreground and the Kent Foods Vinegar Plant, formerly the Maple Leaf Fruit Co. warehouse, in background at [[Canning]], 1947. |
| + | File:100 1324.jpg|[[Herbert Oyler Canning Warehouse|Oyler apple warehouse]], serving as [[Canning]] fire hall, looking west October 2007 | ||
| + | File:Canningstationsite.JPG|Site of the [[Canning Station]], centre, with [[Herbert Oyler Canning Warehouse|Oyler/Maple Leaf apple warehouse]] on the left, converted to fire hall, looking east April 20, 2008. | ||
</Gallery> | </Gallery> | ||
==References and Footnotes== | ==References and Footnotes== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
*Dominion Atlantic Railway Employee Time Table September 25, 1949, Library and Archives Canada, pmp -HE.2804 DC | *Dominion Atlantic Railway Employee Time Table September 25, 1949, Library and Archives Canada, pmp -HE.2804 DC | ||
*Canning Library and Heritage Centre Historical Calendar 2000 | *Canning Library and Heritage Centre Historical Calendar 2000 | ||
*Dominion Atlantic Railway, ''[[1927-DAR CHART of Apple and Produce Warehouses|DAR Chart of Apple and Produce Warehouses, February 23, 1927]]'' | *Dominion Atlantic Railway, ''[[1927-DAR CHART of Apple and Produce Warehouses|DAR Chart of Apple and Produce Warehouses, February 23, 1927]]'' | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:52, 23 December 2025
Herbert Oyler Apple Warehouses Canning
Mile 10.7 on the Kingsport Subdivision at Canning
One of a number of apple warehouses owned by independent fruit dealer Herbert Oyler.
- Served by siding north of the mainline
- Standard 40' x 100' size
- 8,000 barrel capacity
- Wooden construction
This warehouse was built very close to the tracks. Crews were warned that it did not provide standard clearance.[1]
History
- Built about 1910
- Became warehouse for Kent Foods in 1946, connected to Kent Foots Apple Juice Plant by overheard conveyor across North Avenue
- Later housed the Canning Volunteer Fire Department until a new fire hall opened in 2017
Gallery
Locomotive No. 31 at Canning Station with the Oyler apple warehouse under construction.
Kent Foods Warehouse, formerly the Herbert Oyler warehouse in foreground and the Kent Foods Vinegar Plant, formerly the Maple Leaf Fruit Co. warehouse, in background at Canning, 1947.
Oyler apple warehouse, serving as Canning fire hall, looking west October 2007
Site of the Canning Station, centre, with Oyler/Maple Leaf apple warehouse on the left, converted to fire hall, looking east April 20, 2008.
References and Footnotes
- Dominion Atlantic Railway Employee Time Table September 25, 1949, Library and Archives Canada, pmp -HE.2804 DC
- Canning Library and Heritage Centre Historical Calendar 2000
- Dominion Atlantic Railway, DAR Chart of Apple and Produce Warehouses, February 23, 1927
