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Evansdale is a locality on State Highway 1 , 25km north of Dunedin , at the north west of Blueskin Bay . It also has lent its name to a Cheese Producer and a Census-gathering District . HISTORY Evansdale began as a collection of houses and a hotel (the Blueskin Hotel),around the bridge over Careys Creek . This bridge formed a strategic point on what was called the Main North Road, and a toll gate was built here. William Evans, a Welshman, and another settler David Carey competed for the right to name the locality as Evansdale or "Carey Junction"; eventually Carey's name was applied to the creek. When the Main South Line railway was built from Dunedin a terminal station here, Whaitiripaku, provided a transit point to horse-drawn transport northward. Evansdale's period as a . The hotel remained and eventually became an important fuel stop, the Glenhouse Service Station, as road transport developed. In the early 1970s, the Main North Road, now known as State Highway 1 was widened and straightened through the village with devastating effect, taking out about half a dozen houses. A large depot for the New Zealand Ministry Of Works was built for the major road improvements over the nearby Kilmog . The village declined economically from the 1980s to the 2000s as , 15km to the north. CONFUSION OVER THE PLACE NAME
EVANSDALE NOW In the 2000s, Evansdale has experienced a housing micro-boom, with a growth in housing stock of about 10% over a couple of years. It has quick commuter access to Dunedin and several vacant residential building sites with electricity and water connections. |
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