Satellite map of Coal Creek, British Columbia
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.
Latitude: 49° 29' 8.39" N
Longitude: -114° 59' 13.19" W
Nearest city to this article: Fernie
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