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Paradise remained a flag stop until June 1980.<ref>[[Scotian Railroad Society 1980-04 News|''Scotian Railroad Society News'' April 1980]]</ref> | Paradise remained a flag stop until June 1980.<ref>[[Scotian Railroad Society 1980-04 News|''Scotian Railroad Society News'' April 1980]]</ref> | ||
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Image:Paradise2.jpg|[[Paradise Station]] and [[Paradise Freight Shed|apple warehouses]]. c. 1900. | Image:Paradise2.jpg|[[Paradise Station]] and [[Paradise Freight Shed|apple warehouses]]. c. 1900. | ||
| + | Image:Paradise.jpg|[[Paradise Station]] with lumber pile and DAR train arriving, circa 1924. | ||
File:DAR - Paradise Station - Harold Jenkins Photo-June1959.jpg|[[Paradise Station]], June 1959. | File:DAR - Paradise Station - Harold Jenkins Photo-June1959.jpg|[[Paradise Station]], June 1959. | ||
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Revision as of 06:47, 1 July 2020
Paradise, Nova Scotia
Subdivision Kentville, Mile 39.9
- Next Station East: Lawrencetown
- Next Station West: Bridgetown
Facilities & Features
Commerce & Industry
Several early fruit warehouses were built at Paradise along with a cattle pen and ramp. The Roxburg lumber mill shipped considerable amounts of lumber from the station in the 1920s.
Description & History
Paradise remained a flag stop until June 1980.[1]
Gallery
Paradise Station and apple warehouses. c. 1900.
Paradise Station with lumber pile and DAR train arriving, circa 1924.
Paradise Station, June 1959.
References & Footnotes
- Alexander MacNab, Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab Nov 1, 1873
- 1969 Memorandum of General Information
