Dominion Atlantic Railway Digital Preservation Initiative - Wiki
Use of this site is subject to our Terms & Conditions.
Difference between revisions of "Smith, (Thomas Timmis) Vernon"
Sarah taylor (talk | contribs) |
Sarah taylor (talk | contribs) (Vernon Smith 1822-1890 - Added content, links to pictures, and references) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | == Vernon Smith | + | == Vernon Smith 1820-1890 == |
| − | + | Mr. Thomas Timmis Vernon Smith, a civil engineer of London, England, became involved in the promotion and construction of the Windsor and Annapolis Railway in 1865. Vernon Smith was the first Chief Engineer and later became General Manager of the Windsor and Annapolis Railway. His vigorous efforts were essential to the completion of the W & A. He was replaced as General Manager by Peter Innes on April 22, 1872. | |
| + | In 1871 his name appeared among the 73 shareholders of the Western Counties Railway Company, and in 1872 he severed his connections with the Windsor & Annapolis to become Chief Engineer for the Western Counties Railway. | ||
| − | + | ==Gallery== | |
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Image:VernonSmith4648.jpg|Vernon Smith statue in Wolfville, NS. | ||
| + | Image:VernonSmith4650.jpg|Vernon Smith statue in Wolfville, NS. | ||
| + | Image:VernonSmith4651.jpg|Vernon Smith statue in Wolfville, NS. | ||
| + | Image:VernonSmith4653.jpg|Vernon Smith statue in Wolfville, NS. | ||
| + | Image:VernonSmith4654.jpg|Vernon Smith statue in Wolfville, NS. Cape Blomidon in the distance. | ||
| + | |||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | [[History of the Dominion Atlantic Railway]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._T._Vernon_Smith]]|T. T. Vernon Smith page on Wikipedia | ||
| + | [[Category:People]] | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Revision as of 10:35, 16 April 2018
Vernon Smith 1820-1890
Mr. Thomas Timmis Vernon Smith, a civil engineer of London, England, became involved in the promotion and construction of the Windsor and Annapolis Railway in 1865. Vernon Smith was the first Chief Engineer and later became General Manager of the Windsor and Annapolis Railway. His vigorous efforts were essential to the completion of the W & A. He was replaced as General Manager by Peter Innes on April 22, 1872.
In 1871 his name appeared among the 73 shareholders of the Western Counties Railway Company, and in 1872 he severed his connections with the Windsor & Annapolis to become Chief Engineer for the Western Counties Railway.
Gallery
Vernon Smith statue in Wolfville, NS.
Vernon Smith statue in Wolfville, NS.
Vernon Smith statue in Wolfville, NS.
Vernon Smith statue in Wolfville, NS.
Vernon Smith statue in Wolfville, NS. Cape Blomidon in the distance.
References
History of the Dominion Atlantic Railway
External Links
[[1]]|T. T. Vernon Smith page on Wikipedia
Gallery
References
