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Saunders Creek
Saunders Creek is a List of ghost towns in Alberta, ghost town in west-central Alberta, Canada. Built as a coal mining community, the town existed from 1913 to 1954. It is located in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies near the David Thompson Highway, about 55 km west of the town of Rocky Mountain House. It was named for Saunders Creek, a small stream that runs immediately west of the townsite. The North Saskatchewan River flows nearby to the south. History Prior to the opening of the Brazeau Branch rail line in 1913, the only access into the Saunders Creek area was via trails by packhorse, horse, or via the North Saskatchewan River by sledge when the river was frozen or by canoe when it was not. The Brazeau Branch line was part of the Canadian Northern Railway (which later became part of the Canadian National Railway), and was built to transport coal from the mine at Nordegg to markets to the east and south. New towns like Saunders Creek, Alexo, Alberta, Alexo, and Harl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairn At Saunders Creek Alberta
A cairn is a man-made pile (or stack) of stones raised for a purpose, usually as a marker or as a burial mound. The word ''cairn'' comes from the gd, càrn (plural ). Cairns have been and are used for a broad variety of purposes. In prehistoric times, they were raised as markers, as memorials and as burial monuments (some of which Chambered cairn, contained chambers). In modern times, cairns are often raised as landmarks, especially to mark the summits of mountains. Cairns are also used as Trail blazing, trail markers. They vary in size from small stone markers to entire artificial hills, and in complexity from loose conical rock piles to elaborate megalithic structures. Cairns may be painted or otherwise decorated, whether for increased visibility or for religious reasons. A variant is the inuksuk (plural inuksuit), used by the Inuit and other peoples of the Arctic region of North America. History Europe The building of cairns for various purposes goes back into prehi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
