Beaver Bank dates back to the arrival of Boston loyalists in the late eighteenth century. The first recorded land grants in the community were issued in 1798 to Andrew Blair, George and John Bond, John Hockinbul, Henry King, and John and Philip Hefler. Following the War of 1812, several families settled in the area. By 1827, ten families were recorded in Beaver Bank, and the 1838 census reported a population of 108. Lumbering and farming were early sources of income. The community’s first sawmill was built on the site of the present Barrett Lumber Company.
Transportation history The stagecoach between Halifax and Sackville began service on February 14, 1815, stopping near the Old Windsor Road. Construction of the Windsor Branch of the
Intercolonial Railway began in 1854, and the Halifax–Windsor line opened on June 3, 1858. Daniel Hallisey became the first stationmaster; three generations of the Hallisey family operated Beaver Bank Station. The station closed on March 31, 1956. The building was moved to Beaver Bank Crossroads, renovated, and later destroyed by fire in November 1967. A prehistoric archaeological site near the former station, identified as BeCw–1, contains
lithic material dating to more than 3,000 years before present.
Cold War period Main article:
RCAF Station Beaverbank Beaver Bank was home to RCAF Station Beaver Bank, a Pinetree Line radar installation designated Site C-11. It was originally Canadian-funded and Canadian-manned. After its closure, the site became known as the Beaver Bank Villa and included duplex housing, a nursing home, an adult residential centre, a school, a fire station, a church, a post office, a variety store, a mobile dwelling, a rental office, and playing fields. Many of these buildings later faced significant maintenance challenges. ==Geography==