Civil Engineering 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 […]

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.