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Alberta

Bankhead

Coal ghost town (Banff)

Old dump ground Documented siteProhibited, look only
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: Context only; protected park ground..

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

Coal-mining ghost town inside a national park

Coal-mining ghost town inside a national park

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