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| − | This small stop between [[Plympton]] and [[Weymouth]], known in later years as Sissiboo, was | + | This small stop between [[Plympton]] and [[Weymouth]], known in later years as Sissiboo, was five miles northwest of the actual community of Sissiboo Falls. In 1947, the small station/section house was moved from Sissiboo to [[Lake Annis]].(1) Sissiboo Falls remained a flag stop until the 1950s.(2) About six miles to the west was a junction of the branchline to the [[Sissiboo Pulp and Paper]] Company. |
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Revision as of 19:23, 12 November 2021
Sissiboo Falls
Subdivision Yarmouth, Mile 35.4
This small stop between Plympton and Weymouth, known in later years as Sissiboo, was five miles northwest of the actual community of Sissiboo Falls. In 1947, the small station/section house was moved from Sissiboo to Lake Annis.(1) Sissiboo Falls remained a flag stop until the 1950s.(2) About six miles to the west was a junction of the branchline to the Sissiboo Pulp and Paper Company.
Topographical map of the Weymouth area, including Sissiboo Falls and Plympton and the 1919-1928 branch line to the Sissiboo Pulp and Paper Company, 1950.
References and Footnote
(1) Jim Vickery, "The Railway", History of Lake Annis website: includes photos of stations and mail hook
(2) 1951 Dominion Atlantic Railway Employee Time Table - September 30, 1951, page 5
