Follow Craig Baird as he explores the good, the bad and the weird of Canada's history from the pre-colonial era to 25 years ago. Whatever you want to know about Canadian history, this is your one-stop shop.
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The Ghost Town of Pocahontas
As a coal mining town in what would one day be Jasper National Park, Pocahontas was on borrowed time. During that time though, it was home to hundreds of miners and their families and was one of the biggest coal mining operations in the Canadian Rockies. Today, only a few old buildings remain of this once thriving community.
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