Happy Creek Mine Interpretive Program Town of Hinton
HAPPY CREEK MINE INTERPRETIVE PROGRAM TOWN OF HINTON RESEARCH REPORT Prepared For EDS Group Inc. 300, 3203 Ninety-Third Street Edmonton, Alberta On Behalf Of Town of Hinton 131 Civic Centre Road Hinton, Alberta Prepared By FMA Heritage Inc. 200, 1719 Tenth Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta December 2009 December 18, 2009 Jennifer Jones, BLA Associate Landscape Architect EDS Group Inc. 300, 3203 93 Street Edmonton, Alberta T6N 0B2 Dear Ms. Jones I am pleased to submit to you this report entitled, Hinton Happy Creek Mine Interpretive Program, Town of Hinton, Research Report. Should you have any questions regarding this project, please do not hesitate to contact me. Yours truly, FMA HERITAGE INC. Meaghan Porter, M.A. /mp Executive Summary At the request of EDS Group Inc., and on behalf of the Town of Hinton, FMA Heritage Inc. conducted a research program and Historical Resources Impact Assessment (HRIA) to locate, inventory, document and assess the Historic Period Hinton Mine (No. 1257); to provide background historic data to the Town of Hinton; and to facilitate their proposed Hinton Happy Creek Mine Interpretive Program. Documentary research focussed upon themes identified by the Town of Hinton as significant, including general histories of the Coal Branch region, the Hinton Mine explosion, mining techniques, and the people who worked at and operated the mine. Information was collected from the Provincial Archives of Alberta, the Glenbow Archives, the Coal Branch Archives, as well as numerous text and internet sources. The focus of the HRIA was to locate above ground remains. During the assessment, the mine was newly recorded as an archaeological site; the Hinton Mine (No.
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