Nordegg, Alberta back in its heyday with a population that peaked at about 3,000 is pictured here. The historic part of town now contains less than half a dozen buildings in various degree of disrepair and neglect.
According to the historical registry "Site consists of: The Sturrock Church (in use), the butcher shop, Old Miners Club & Pool Hall, and Garage House (to be demolished as fire hazards), Eaton's Big Horn Store, Commerce Bank, theater, old boarding house (presently houses area), CN station buildings. Reservoir flood gate, graveyard for miners killed in Oct. 1941 mine explosion, sheds & miners homes. The mine site consists of horse barns, mine tipple, briquet mill, power plants and wash house."
According to the historical registry "Site consists of: The Sturrock Church (in use), the butcher shop, Old Miners Club & Pool Hall, and Garage House (to be demolished as fire hazards), Eaton's Big Horn Store, Commerce Bank, theater, old boarding house (presently houses area), CN station buildings. Reservoir flood gate, graveyard for miners killed in Oct. 1941 mine explosion, sheds & miners homes. The mine site consists of horse barns, mine tipple, briquet mill, power plants and wash house."
I did not know at the time, but my tour of this abandoned site might be one of the last photos I would get to take here. Many of these buildings, though of great historical value, will be demolished by the time I might get to return to Alberta.
