Georgetown, Alberta
Georgetown is a ghost town in Alberta, Canada at the foot of Mount Rundle, near Banff.
History
In 1901, the town of Anthracite's coal mining was falling into decline. Floods and further bad luck had plagued the mining operations since the Canadian Anthracite Coal Company closed its mine there in 1890. The Georgetown Coal Company chose to try again in the area around Banff, and opened a new coal mining seam at the foot of Mount Rundle. By 1912, the Bow Valley's newest coal mining community had begun operations.[1]
Conditions at Georgetown were considered good in comparison with other coal-mining communities such as Anthracite. The local company store stocked all necessities, and anything not in stock could be ordered. However, the company had a monopoly over trade in the town: all miners were forced to purchase their groceries from the
However, when the
References
- ^ a b Johnnie Bachusky. "Georgetown, Alberta". GhostTowns.com. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
- ^ "Georgetown". Alberta Online Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on December 14, 2009. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
- ^ "CNC Georgetown Trail". AllTrails. Archived from the original on April 27, 2014.