General

Station Name: Cherry, a.k.a. Chesley, Chesley's, Chesley's Pit[Jacqueline Stuart—correspondence]1
Subdivision: Newmarket
Mileage: 27.48
Station Symbols: ...
Train Order: ...
Office Signals: ...
Sidings: 35 (mileage 27.29 to 27.68)
Other Tracks: ...
Location: (York County, King Township)

Chronology2

Date Event
1896-03-07 Heavy snow closes line between King and Aurora[Aurora Banner, Friday, March 13, 1896, p. x, c. y].
1908-10-19 Mrs. Ellen(?) Scully's house at Chesley's pit destroyed by fire[Aurora Banner, Friday, October 23, 1908, p. x, c. y.].
1909-06-27 Appears as Chesley's[GTRS.ND.26].
1914-09-20 Appears as Cherry[GTRS.OL.BSD.05].
1942-06-22 Body of man found hanging from tree near siding[Aurora Banner, Friday, June 26, 1942, p. x, c. y].

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End Notes

  1. The name of the siding appears to have changed by the GTR prior to 1914, perhaps to avoid confusion with the Chesley station on the Owen Sound Subdivision.
  2. The date which this station was added has not been established.