Nordegg, Alberta
| Nordegg | |
|---|---|
| Hamlet | |
 Nordegg
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| Coordinates: 52°28′14″N 116°04′31″W / 52.4706°N 116.0753°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Alberta
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| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census Division | No. 9 |
| Municipal district | Clearwater County |
| Incorporated | 1914 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Pat Alexander |
| • Governing body |
Clearwater County Council
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| • MP | Jim Eglinski (Yellowhead-Cons) |
| • MLA | Jason Nixon (Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre-Wildrose) |
| Elevation | 1,287 m (4,222 ft) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| Postal code span | T0M 2H0 |
| Area code(s) | +1-403 |
| Highways | Highway 11 |
| Waterways | Lake Abraham, Shunda Creek |
Nordegg is a hamlet in west-central Alberta, Canada within Clearwater County. It is located in the North Saskatchewan River valley in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, just east of the intersection of the David Thompson Highway and the Highway 734 spur of the Bighorn Highway (the Forestry Trunk Road). A former coal-mining town, it was named after Martin Nordegg and the name probably means "North Corner" in a German dialect.
In 1907, Martin Cohn (who later changed his surname to Nordegg) of the German Development Company, working with D.B. Dowling of the Geological Survey of Canada, staked claims covering coal deposits near the South Brazeau (now Blackstone), Bighorn, and North Saskatchewan rivers. At Nordegg's urging, Brazeau Collieries Ltd. was founded to exploit them, and the Canadian Northern Railway (which later became part of the Canadian National Railway) agreed to build a rail line to the northern part of the area. This led to the founding of the coal-mining town of Nordegg.
A small camp was established at the future townsite in 1911, coal production began in earnest in 1912, and the rail line, known as the Brazeau Branch, arrived at the town in 1913. Prior to that time, the Nordegg area was accessible only by horse. In 1914, the town was founded as one of the first planned communities in Alberta and it was named in honor of Martin Nordegg's efforts by railway entrepreneur William Mackenzie.
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