Broughton Nova Scotia
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stagunner
N 46° 04.966 W 059° 58.151
21T E 270436 N 5107530
An early coal mining town on Cape Breton Island, Nova scotia Canada
Waymark Code: WM2KK7
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date Posted: 11/16/2007
Views: 167
Broughton was going to be a model town when first planned,
Broughton was originally settled in the 19th century as a mining town for the Dominion Coal Company which intended to develop the coal seam at Cochrane's Lake. Some mining was undertaken and construction of the town started. Much planning was done for the construction of the anticipated boomtown, which was one of the first attempts at a planned community in Canada. The Hotel here was stated to have the first revolving doors in Canada. Construction on the town was started but the mining operation was a failure and the town was soon abandoned.
Now all that reamins are the old foundations of several buildings, and there has been some developments to preserve the area as a heritage site/
Reason for Abandonment: Economic
Date Abandoned: 01/01/1917
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