West River Station, Nova Scotia
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- Official Community Name: West River Station
- Mi’kmaq Name: Waqmɨtkuk – meaning Clean flowing water
- Geographic Feature Type Category: Populated Place
- Geographic Feature Type: Community
- Latitude / Longitude:45.447557, -62.909301
- NTS Map Number: 011E07
- 1879 Pictou County Atlas: Section 11
- Nova Scotia Land Grant Map Number: Crown Land Grant Map 088
- Nova Scotia 1:10k Topographic Map Number: 1045400062900 (West River Station)
West River Station, once a busy railway stop, is a rural community located west of Lansdowne Station. The name was probably given when the Intercolonial Railway was built through here about 1867.
Settlement in this area began around 1813. Peter Stewart, a native of Perthshire, who came to Nova Scotia in 1809, received a license of occupation and took up residence.
Farms and Farmers of Pictou County is a collection of articles written by by R. H. Ward between 1919 and 1922 that showcases some of the many farms and farmers in West River Station area during 1914-1922.
A Presbyterian Church was opened in 1898. A school-house was completed in 1870. This school burned down and a new building was erected in 1917. A postal way office was established at West River Station in 1867.
Population in 1956 was 73
Using the crowd sourced Find a Grave app, you can search the Stewart Cemetery for names, details and photos
[Source: Nova Scotia Place Names – T. Brown / Places of Nova Scotia – C. Bruce Fergusson / Mi’kmawPlaceNames.ca ]
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