Mercoal's name was an acronym for the McLeod River Hard Coal Company, co-owned by Nick Gurvich, who opened an underground coal mine in 1920. In 1924 the mine was sold to Saunders Ridge Coal Company, Ltd.[3] The Mercoal mine was the last major operator in the Coal Branch area, and it attracted workers from other Coal Branch towns after the closure of the mines at Mountain Park in 1950 and Cadomin in 1952. The Mercoal mine finally closed on July 17, 1959.[4]
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^Ninth Census of Canada, 1951(PDF). Vol. SP-7 (Population: Unincorporated villages and hamlets). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. March 31, 1954. pp. 55–57. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
^Census of Canada, 1956(PDF). Vol. Population of unincorporated villages and settlements. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. October 25, 1957. pp. 56–59. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
^Toni Ross, Oh! The Coal Branch (Edmonton: Friesen, 1974), p. 59
^Kyba, Daniel and Jane Ross (2001). Exploring the historic Coal Branch. Calgary, Alberta: Rocky Mountain Books, 336 p. ISBN0-921102-83-6.
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mercoal, alberta, mercoal, former, coal, mining, town, located, yellowhead, county, western, alberta, canada, several, communities, along, historic, coal, branch, segment, grand, trunk, pacific, railway, part, canadian, national, railway, which, included, emba. Mercoal a former coal mining town is located in the Yellowhead County of western Alberta Canada It was one of several communities along the historic Coal Branch segment of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway now part of the Canadian National Railway which included Embarras Robb Coalspur Coal Valley Cadomin Luscar and Mountain Park At its peak in the late 1940s and early 1950s the town had over 800 residents Mercoal declined after the mines closed in 1959 and it is now essentially a ghost town with only a small number of summer residences remaining It is situated on Highway 40 70 km southwest of Edson 8 km 5 mi west of Coalspur MercoalLocalityMercoal shortly after mine closure Spring 1960MercoalShow map of Yellowhead CountyMercoalShow map of AlbertaCoordinates 53 09 37 N 117 05 43 W 53 16028 N 117 09528 W 53 16028 117 09528CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaMunicipal districtYellowhead CountyGovernment TypeUnincorporated MayorJim Eglinski Governing bodyYellowhead County Council Shawn Brian BerrySandra CherniawskyAnthony GiezenDawn MitchellFred Priestley WrightDavid RussellWilliam VelichkoJack WilliamsTime zoneUTC 7 MST Summer DST UTC 6 MDT Area code s 780 587 825History editPopulation historyof MercoalYearPop 194191 1951977 973 6 1956972 0 5 Source Statistics Canada 1 2 Mercoal s name was an acronym for the McLeod River Hard Coal Company co owned by Nick Gurvich who opened an underground coal mine in 1920 In 1924 the mine was sold to Saunders Ridge Coal Company Ltd 3 The Mercoal mine was the last major operator in the Coal Branch area and it attracted workers from other Coal Branch towns after the closure of the mines at Mountain Park in 1950 and Cadomin in 1952 The Mercoal mine finally closed on July 17 1959 4 References edit Ninth Census of Canada 1951 PDF Vol SP 7 Population Unincorporated villages and hamlets Dominion Bureau of Statistics March 31 1954 pp 55 57 Retrieved October 24 2021 Census of Canada 1956 PDF Vol Population of unincorporated villages and settlements Dominion Bureau of Statistics October 25 1957 pp 56 59 Retrieved October 24 2021 Toni Ross Oh The Coal Branch Edmonton Friesen 1974 p 59 Kyba Daniel and Jane Ross 2001 Exploring the historic Coal Branch Calgary Alberta Rocky Mountain Books 336 p ISBN 0 921102 83 6 nbsp This Canadian ghost town related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Central Alberta location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mercoal Alberta amp oldid 1174699349, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
