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| − | + | Originally known as Port Royal, the port served as the capital of Acadia until captured by the British in 1710 and renamed Annapolis Royal. The capital of Nova Scotia was shifted to [[Halifax]] in 1749 leaving Annapolis Royal as a garrison town and regional shipping centre. Wooden shipbuilding grew in the 1860s and with the arrival of steamships became an important steamship connection point and coaling station between Saint John and Boston. The town boomed in 1869 when it became the terminus of the [[Windsor and Annapolis Railway]]. The railway built extensive termainal facilities at Annapolis Royal centred around [[Annapolis Royal Wahrf|a large railway wharf]]. The railway stimulated several factories and population grew to over 1,500 in the 1870s, leading to the incorporation as a town in 1893. However, with the completion of the railway to [[Digby]] in 1893, Annapolis Royal ceased to be a terminus. The the new Dominion Atlantic Railway shifted shifted most of the steamship commerce to Digby and [[Yarmouth]] where larger steel-hulled vessels required deeper waters. Annapolis Royal became a small country town with some lumber and apple exports but a growing tourism industry centred on the long and colourful colonial history of the town. | |
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Revision as of 20:18, 14 September 2019
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
- Subdivision Kentville, Mile 58.4, Elevation 30'
- Subdivision Yarmouth, Mile 0, Elevation 30'
- Next Station East: Round Hill
- Next Station West: Clementsport
Facilities & Features
- Annapolis Royal Station
- Annapolis Royal Enginehouse
- Annapolis Royal Water Tower
- Annapolis Royal Freight Shed
- Annapolis Royal Railyard
- Annapolis Royal Railway Wharf
- Annapolis Royal Bridge
- St. George Street Overpass
- Passing track 1167' long (1969).
- Wye at this point (1969).
Commerce & Industry
Description & History
Originally known as Port Royal, the port served as the capital of Acadia until captured by the British in 1710 and renamed Annapolis Royal. The capital of Nova Scotia was shifted to Halifax in 1749 leaving Annapolis Royal as a garrison town and regional shipping centre. Wooden shipbuilding grew in the 1860s and with the arrival of steamships became an important steamship connection point and coaling station between Saint John and Boston. The town boomed in 1869 when it became the terminus of the Windsor and Annapolis Railway. The railway built extensive termainal facilities at Annapolis Royal centred around a large railway wharf. The railway stimulated several factories and population grew to over 1,500 in the 1870s, leading to the incorporation as a town in 1893. However, with the completion of the railway to Digby in 1893, Annapolis Royal ceased to be a terminus. The the new Dominion Atlantic Railway shifted shifted most of the steamship commerce to Digby and Yarmouth where larger steel-hulled vessels required deeper waters. Annapolis Royal became a small country town with some lumber and apple exports but a growing tourism industry centred on the long and colourful colonial history of the town.
Gallery
Annapolis Royal circa 1890s.
Annapolis Royal circa 1890s.
Annapolis Royal circa 1890s.
The W & A wharf at Annapolis Royal, circa 1890.
SS Evangeline arriving at Annapolis Royal, circa 1890.
Windsor & Annapolis Railway engraving of the Annapolis Royal Wharf, 1893.
Transferring passengers and mail from wreck of Train No. 95, at Moschelle, near Annapolis Royal, January 25, 1921.
Transferring baggage from wreck of Train No. 95, at Moschelle, near Annapolis Royal, January 25, 1921.
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References & Footnotes
Reference Tag
External Links
- 1878 Map Showing the W&AR in Annapolis Royal.
- Brochure with more detail on the W&AR wharf in Annapolis Royal.
- Photo showing the W&AR wharf in the background with a train on it meeting a steamer.
- Photo showing the W&AR wharf with a train on it meeting a steamer.
- Photo showing the St. George street bridge over the railway.
- Photo of wharf with freight sheds.
- Lumber at the wharf.
