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==First Station 1891-1921== | ==First Station 1891-1921== | ||
| − | The original station at [[Clementsport]] was an Intercolonial style station, similar to the ICR style stations at [[Mount Uniacke Station|Mount Uniake]] and [[Bear River Station|Bear River]], built by the federal government when it completed the "missing link" between Digby and Annapolis. The station was destroyed by fire on April 22, 1921.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3231676266963180&set=a.156244624506375 "Clementsport", ''The Weekly Monitor'', Bridgetown, May 4, 1921, Facebook post by Phil Vogler]</ref> It was temporarily replaced by retired railway coach [[DAR000027|No. 27]]. | + | The original station at [[Clementsport]] was an Intercolonial style station, similar to the ICR style stations at [[Mount Uniacke Station|Mount Uniake]] and [[Bear River Station|Bear River]], built by the federal government when it completed the "missing link" between Digby and Annapolis. The station was destroyed by fire on April 22, 1921.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3231676266963180&set=a.156244624506375 "Clementsport", ''The Weekly Monitor'', Bridgetown, May 4, 1921, Facebook post by Phil Vogler]</ref> It was temporarily replaced by retired railway coach [[DAR000027|No. 27]].<ref>[[:Category:Jim O'Donnell Collection|Jim O'Donnell]] "Dominion Atlantic Passenger Equipment" Roster.</ref> |
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File:ClementsportFirst.jpg|First Clementsport Station, circa 1905. | File:ClementsportFirst.jpg|First Clementsport Station, circa 1905. | ||
File:Gray4.jpg|[[Clementsport Station]], postcard, mailed circa August 1908. | File:Gray4.jpg|[[Clementsport Station]], postcard, mailed circa August 1908. | ||
| + | File:Kalkman119.jpg|[[18941001-DARETT|Dominion Atlantic Railway Employee Time Table No. 1 - October 1, 1894]] mounted in WCR frame from the [[Clementsport Station]]. | ||
File:Gray5.jpg|[[Clementsport Station]], reverse of postcard, mailed circa August 1908. | File:Gray5.jpg|[[Clementsport Station]], reverse of postcard, mailed circa August 1908. | ||
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==References and Footnotes== | ==References and Footnotes== | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:13, 30 July 2025
Clementsport Station
First Station 1891-1921
The original station at Clementsport was an Intercolonial style station, similar to the ICR style stations at Mount Uniake and Bear River, built by the federal government when it completed the "missing link" between Digby and Annapolis. The station was destroyed by fire on April 22, 1921.[1] It was temporarily replaced by retired railway coach No. 27.[2]
First Clementsport Station, circa 1905.
Clementsport Station, postcard, mailed circa August 1908.
Dominion Atlantic Railway Employee Time Table No. 1 - October 1, 1894 mounted in WCR frame from the Clementsport Station.
Clementsport Station, reverse of postcard, mailed circa August 1908.
Second Station 1921-19??
In April 1921(1) a new CPR style branch line style station, with stucco siding, was constructed.
Gallery
Clementsport Station, July 1959.
Clementsport Station, work train on siding in background, July 1959.
Clementsport Station, eastend with siding in foreground, July 1959.
Clementsport Station, date, photographer unknown.
References and Footnotes
- ↑ "Clementsport", The Weekly Monitor, Bridgetown, May 4, 1921, Facebook post by Phil Vogler
- ↑ Jim O'Donnell "Dominion Atlantic Passenger Equipment" Roster.
