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Fernie coal city rebuilt after the fires

Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also reported: melted glass.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1913 historic-map era

Crowsnest coal city of 1898 destroyed by fires in 1904 and 1908 and rebuilt in brick; fire debris and colliery refuse on the Elk River fringe.

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