Buildings & Structures Archives | Crossing Cole Harbour: From Ferry to Dyke then Rail to Trail

Cole Harbour Dyke

An 1880 plan titled “Transverse section of sluice frame,” showing a sluice gate of the Cole Harbour dyke, drawn by J. Leo. Liddiard.

Excerpt from “A Tale of Two Dykes”

Transcript: Margaret Kuhn Campbell is a daughter of Peter McNab Kuhn, seventh and last owner of the Cole Harbour dyke. Margaret Kuhn Campbell wrote a book called “A […]

Cole Station

An unidentified woman and girl stand outside of Cole Station, a railway stop in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia.

Dumping Fill

Building the railway involved adding rock to the rail bed, so it would be able to support the railway. Here, a train stops to dump fill into the […]

Aboiteau Gates

The aboiteau over Cole Harbour, showing the width of the gates. Unidentified people are leaning over the railing.

County Home

Buildings making up part of the Halifax County Home in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia. In 1887, this had opened as the Poor’s Farm, and would eventually become the […]

Colby Village Development

In the 1970s, urban development came to Cole Harbour, and with it, efforts to preserve both the salt marsh and the agricultural heritage of the area. In this […]

Rainbow Haven Camp

Rainbow Haven camp was established with the goal of bringing inner city children to the country so they could experience the coastal area of Nova Scotia. This building […]

Cole Harbour Meeting House

The Methodist Meeting House is now owned by Cole Harbour Rural Heritage Society, and is known as the Cole Harbour Meeting House. Methodism was widespread in the area […]

Plan of Two Hundred Acres of Land

Section of “Plan of Two Hundred Acres of Land sold by Sir John Wentworth to Wm Allen,” showing Lawlor’s Point. The dots on the end of the point […]

Hot Beds in Winter

Hot beds were used to extend the growing season in Cole Harbour, being usually planted in March. Farmers would add manure along with the soil and plants, which […]

Lawlor’s Dyke

This stone dyke is traditionally attributed to the Jamaica Maroons who came to Halifax from the Caribbean in 1796. Most left the province in 1800 and resettled in […]