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| − | Stillwater Lake | + | In the 1920s, Five Mile Lake, just to the south of the DAR line, was dammed to provide a water supply for the St. Margaret's Bay Hydro Power Plant.<ref>[http://www.st-margaretsbay.com/stmargaretsbay_hydro_plants.html "St.Margarets Bay Hydro-electricity Plants, Green Renewable Power Since 1922", ''St. Margarets Bay.com'']</ref> The flooding brought the lake close to the railway a half mile east of the [[Stillwater]] station, creating easy access for boaters and fishermen and creating a small seasonal recreation community beside the tracks which became know as Stillwater Lake. |
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| + | Stillwater Lake became a popular location for DAR employee hunting and fishing cabins, many which were located on the adjacent lakes,<ref>[[:Category:The Advertiser|''Kentville Advertiser'']] references: Conductor William Lightie cutting & storing ice at his cottage for summer use - Feb. 18, 1937, Conductors and pensioners get good fishing - May 27, 1937, More fishing noted at Stillwater by trainman & engineer June 3, 1937, Conductor William Lightie & wife to Stillwater to reopen camp - May 5, 1938, William & Mrs Young, Kingsport, vacation with Dan McIvor at Stillwater - May 26, 1938</ref> some built with old caboose and passenger stoves and fitted with surplus passenger car windows.<ref>Oral History related to Dan Conlin by [[Barron, Leon|Leon Barron]]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 23:26, 13 November 2020
Stillwater Lake, Nova Scotia
Mile 19.00 from Windsor Junction on the Halifax Subdivision (Mile 34.81 from Halifax)
Elevation: 430 feet above sea level
- Next Station East: Claremont's
- Next Station West: Stillwater
Facilities & Features
- Flag stop
Description & History
In the 1920s, Five Mile Lake, just to the south of the DAR line, was dammed to provide a water supply for the St. Margaret's Bay Hydro Power Plant.[1] The flooding brought the lake close to the railway a half mile east of the Stillwater station, creating easy access for boaters and fishermen and creating a small seasonal recreation community beside the tracks which became know as Stillwater Lake.
Stillwater Lake became a popular location for DAR employee hunting and fishing cabins, many which were located on the adjacent lakes,[2] some built with old caboose and passenger stoves and fitted with surplus passenger car windows.[3]
Gallery
Topographic map from Stillwater to Windsor Junction circa 1956.
References & Footnotes
- ↑ "St.Margarets Bay Hydro-electricity Plants, Green Renewable Power Since 1922", St. Margarets Bay.com
- ↑ Kentville Advertiser references: Conductor William Lightie cutting & storing ice at his cottage for summer use - Feb. 18, 1937, Conductors and pensioners get good fishing - May 27, 1937, More fishing noted at Stillwater by trainman & engineer June 3, 1937, Conductor William Lightie & wife to Stillwater to reopen camp - May 5, 1938, William & Mrs Young, Kingsport, vacation with Dan McIvor at Stillwater - May 26, 1938
- ↑ Oral History related to Dan Conlin by Leon Barron
