Pocahontas, Alberta
Pocahontas is a former coal mining community in Improvement District No. 12 (Jasper National Park) within Alberta's Rockies. It is located on Highway 16, approximately 38 km (24 mi) northeast of Jasper, at the junction that provides access to Jasper National Park's Miette Hot Springs.
Named after Pocahontas, Virginia, also a coal mining town, which itself in turn was named after Pocahontas the person.[1][2][self-published source?]
Currently on the area of the former community is a campground, a hotel,[3] and a trail through the last remaining structures of the former community.[4] Pocahontas campground is operated by Parks Canada, reservable online. It has 144 site, allowing units up to 27ft.[5]
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Coordinates: 53°12′18″N 117°55′34″W / 53.20500°N 117.92611°W
References[]
- ^ "Jasper Yellowhead Historical Society Pocahontas Photograph Collection - Alberta On Record". albertaonrecord.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ Marden, Ernest G.; Marden, Austin (2010). Community Place Names of Alberta. Lulu.com. p. 265. ISBN 978-1897472170. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Pocahontas Cabins Official Page - Cozy family cabins in Jasper, AB". www.banffjaspercollection.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ "Pocahontas Mine trail, a trail in AB, Canada, on trailpeak.com". trailpeak.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ Parks Canada Agency, Government of Canada (2017-02-17). "Pocahontas Campground - Jasper National Park". www.pc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
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