The province of
Alberta has several ghost towns that have been completely or partially abandoned.[1] Many of Alberta's ghost towns exist as a result of a number of failed
coal mining operations in the area during the early 20th century.
Ghost towns are communities that once had a considerable population, that have since dwindled in numbers causing some or all its business to close, either due to the rerouting of a highway, train tracks being pulled, or exhaustion of some
natural resource.
The settlement was abandoned in the early 1920s and destroyed by a prairie fire soon after.[12] Flowerdale had a post office, Flowerdale Holdings, a general store, a schoolhouse and many other businesses.[12]
^Fencelines and Furrows History Book Society (1971).
Fencelines and Furrows. p. 35. Archived from
the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
^Whitecourt Web (which summarized from Sagitawah Saga by Doreen Olecko, along with other source works).
"Oil & Gas – 1950 to 1960s". Retrieved 10 October 2010.
The province of
Alberta has several ghost towns that have been completely or partially abandoned.[1] Many of Alberta's ghost towns exist as a result of a number of failed
coal mining operations in the area during the early 20th century.
Ghost towns are communities that once had a considerable population, that have since dwindled in numbers causing some or all its business to close, either due to the rerouting of a highway, train tracks being pulled, or exhaustion of some
natural resource.
The settlement was abandoned in the early 1920s and destroyed by a prairie fire soon after.[12] Flowerdale had a post office, Flowerdale Holdings, a general store, a schoolhouse and many other businesses.[12]
^Fencelines and Furrows History Book Society (1971).
Fencelines and Furrows. p. 35. Archived from
the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
^Whitecourt Web (which summarized from Sagitawah Saga by Doreen Olecko, along with other source works).
"Oil & Gas – 1950 to 1960s". Retrieved 10 October 2010.