Coal Creek, British Columbia Explained

Official Name:Coal Creek
Pushpin Map:Canada British Columbia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Coal Creek in British Columbia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Coordinates:49.4872°N -114.9894°W

Coal Creek is a ghost town near Fernie, British Columbia, Canada. During the 1950s, residents left the town due to the closure of a mine. Some parts of the town remain, but most have been overtaken by forest. On May 22, 1902, an explosion in a mine left 128 dead in one of the worst mining disasters in Canadian history.Coal Creek, the town's namesake, is a tributary of the Elk River which it joins in Fernie, British Columbia.Coal Creek Mountain is next to Castle Mountain near Fernie.

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