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Paradise
Paradise, Nova Scotia
Subdivision Kentville, Mile 39.9
- Next Station East: Lawrencetown
- Next Station West: Bridgetown
Facilities & Features
Commerce & Industry
Several early fruit warehouses were built at Paradise along with a cattle pen and ramp. The Roxburg lumber mill shipped considerable amounts of lumber from the station in the 1920s.
Description & History
A fertile farming district along the Annapolis River, Paradise received its name from Acadian settlers in the 1600s as "Paradis Terrestre" (Paradise on Earth). The [[Windsor & Annapolis Railway began construction through the village in 1868 and railway service began in June 1869. The railway initially built a a small standard Windsor & Annapolis Railway station along with a 200' x 12' passenger platform connected to a 150' x 10' freight platform and a 340' freight siding.[1] Rail access motivated local farmers to start a co-operative cheese factory beside the tracks, one of the first in Nova Scotia, which operated from 1872 to 1885.[2] The railway also led the construction of several apple warehouses which remained longtime employers and shippers of apples. The original W&A Paradise Station was later replaced by a standard CPR branch line station. Paradise remained a flag stop until June 1980.[3]
Gallery
Paradise Station and apple warehouses. c. 1900.
Paradise Station with lumber pile and DAR train arriving, circa 1924.
Paradise Station, June 1959.
