Coal Creek | |
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)  Coal Creek Location of Coal Creek in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 49°29′14″N 114°59′22″W / 49.48722°N 114.98944°W | |
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  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. Coal Creek Mountain is next to Castle Mountain near Fernie.
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