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==Commerce & Industry== | ==Commerce & Industry== | ||
| + | Two Apple Warehouses:<ref>Dominion Atlantic Railway, ''[[1927-DAR CHART of Apple and Produce Warehouses|DAR Chart of Apple and Produce Warehouses, February 23, 1927]]''</ref><br> | ||
| + | *Aylesford Fruit and Produce Shipping Company warehouse, (1927) 20,000 barrel capy. | ||
| + | *[[Herbert Oyler]] apple warehouse, (1927) 10,000 barrel capy. | ||
==Description & History== | ==Description & History== | ||
Revision as of 18:49, 19 July 2021
Auburn, Nova Scotia
Subdivision Kentville, Mile 19.1
Facilities & Features
Commerce & Industry
Two Apple Warehouses:[1]
- Aylesford Fruit and Produce Shipping Company warehouse, (1927) 20,000 barrel capy.
- Herbert Oyler apple warehouse, (1927) 10,000 barrel capy.
Description & History
Settled after the American Revolution, Auburn was named after a village in Westmeath, England. It became a farming community along the DAR, marked by its major landmark, the 1790s St. Mary's Anglican church, located just across the street from the train station.[2]
Operations & Orders
Gallery
Topographic map from Auburn to Aylesford circa 1956.
Auburn station sign, July 1, 1961.
References & Footnotes
- Alexander MacNab, Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab Nov 1, 1873
- 1969 Memorandum of General Information
- ↑ Dominion Atlantic Railway, DAR Chart of Apple and Produce Warehouses, February 23, 1927
- ↑ https://novascotia.ca/archives/places/page.asp?ID=23 C. Bruce Fergusson, "Auburn", Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Archives (1967), p. 23.
