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| Date | Statement | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1893-12-18 | A station at Douglas was among those Mr. Mountain said on October 9, 1893 would be completed that fall west of Renfrew. On November 21 the station house at Douglas, between Renfrew and Eganville, was to be commenced that week, and on Monday, December 18 nine of the twenty boarding cars on the siding at Eganville were taken down to Douglas, where men were commencing the building of the railway station. | Ottawa Citizen 1893-10-09(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Free Press 1893-11-21(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Free Press 1893-12-18(Also in the Renfrew Mercury of December 22. Transc...) | |
| 1902-03-10 | The C.A.R. station at Douglas, Ont., was destroyed by fire Monday evening. The agent, Mr. Boyd, sustained a heavy loss - all of his household effects, which included a new piano, being burned. The goods in the freight shed were saved. The fire started from the flue. | Ottawa Journal 1902-03-10(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),The Equity, Shawville 1902-03-20(Fuller report, dating the fire to the Monday eveni...) |