The Pittsburg of Canada– Part II
With a mine at Bow City in full operation since 1909, the Prairie Coal Company Ltd. began to realize some success in promoting its properties to investors in North America and the United Kingdom. In 1910, nearby homesteader Daniel Scroggie opened a general store, the Bow City Trading Centre, along what was First Avenue (the [...]
The Pittsburg of Canada
Following the takeover of the Bow City Collieries properties and townsite by the Prairie Coal Company Ltd. in 1911, promotional efforts to exploit the coal banks along the Bow shifted into high gear.
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Drawing on over 100 years of family history in the southeast, this is my attempt to shine the spotlight on southeastern Alberta's forgotten history.
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