Oxford Junction, Nova Scotia
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Oxford Junction is a Canadian
rural community in Cumberland County
, Nova Scotia
, which lies approximately 5 kilometers to the southwest of the town of Oxford.
Oxford Junction received its name from its railway heritage. The Intercolonial Railway of Canada
built its Halifax
-Montreal
mainline through the area in the early 1870s. In the late 1880s, the ICR built a line nicknamed the "Short Line" along the Northumberland Strait
shore of Nova Scotia from Oxford Junction to Stellarton
but it was abandoned in 1986.
Many of the homes built in the early 1900s still stand to this day, and several are still in use.
Canada
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rural community in Cumberland County
Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Cumberland County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:The name Cumberland was applied by Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Monckton to the captured Fort Beauséjour on June 18, 1755 in honour of the third son of King George II, William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, victor at...
, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, which lies approximately 5 kilometers to the southwest of the town of Oxford.
Oxford Junction received its name from its railway heritage. The Intercolonial Railway of Canada
Intercolonial Railway of Canada
The Intercolonial Railway of Canada , also referred to as the Intercolonial Railway , was a historic Canadian railway that operated from 1872 to 1918, when it became part of Canadian National Railways...
built its Halifax
City of Halifax
Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...
-Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
mainline through the area in the early 1870s. In the late 1880s, the ICR built a line nicknamed the "Short Line" along the Northumberland Strait
Northumberland Strait
The Northumberland Strait is a strait in the southern part of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in eastern Canada...
shore of Nova Scotia from Oxford Junction to Stellarton
Stellarton, Nova Scotia
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but it was abandoned in 1986.
Many of the homes built in the early 1900s still stand to this day, and several are still in use.