Although this photo journal mainly features the historic Crowsnest Pass community of Coleman which I visited recently, I have also included a few photos from my long-overdue visit to picturesque Pincher Creek, & a few photos of the historic Hillcrest Cemetery. Most of the background information in the text & captions is from this excellent PDF document from Culture Alberta
http://tinyurl.com/6dbh2ks This document includes a good site locator map & interesting historical information & photos.
Crowsnest Pass (CNP), on
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Area map
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"Pincher Creek" main street
featuring an historic hotel.
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Another historic building,
currently home of the Canadian legion.
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Wonderful mural
Apparently, there are other murals in town that I missed including this one...
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Historic St John's Anglican Church
which will be celebrating it's 120th anniversary this summer....
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Mansion on the hill
is the historic Lebel Mansion, which is now an historic site. This lovely...
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Lebel mansion
in swapped RGB channels.
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side view
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CROWSNEST PASS
Municipality map. The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass (CNP) was established by...
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CNP heritage
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Coleman events
These inforamtion boards are in a tourist kiosk at the east end of...
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"Hillcrest" cemetery
View of Frank slide in the background. The Hillcrest Cemetery is one...
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Mass grave - Hillcrest Mine Disaster
The mass grave for most of the 189 men killed in the 1914 Hillcrest Mine...
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My son Tom is buried here
in the corner by the shrubs.
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He was killed in a lumbering accident
in 1977.
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"Blairmore" - Greenhill Mine ruins
are clearly visible from Hwy 3 through Blairmore. More info about the...
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"Coleman" map
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"Coleman" - Looking east up 17th Ave,
Coleman's 'main street'. Coleman was designated as a national...
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North side of the street
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Coleman Collieries tipple
(in swapped RGB channels) is clearly visible at the west end of 17th Avenue....
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Remains of the International Coal & Coke
mine. Remains of the coke ovens can be seen in the foreground. The massive...
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Coke oven ruins, another angle.
At one time, the mine site has as many as 216 coke ovens lined up on...
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Yet another angle.
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Grand Union Hotel on 17th Ave
The original hotel opened in 1904. That building was replace by the current...
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This old Roxy Theater on 17th Avenue
was formerly part of the Palace Theater chain of theaters in Crowsnest Pass...
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