Nordegg
In French: Charbonnage Brazeau
Also known as Brazeau Collieries
About Nordegg
Nordegg is one of 2 National Historic Sites in Clearwater County. By its record, Nordegg was built in 1911–1956.
Nordegg National Historic Site of Canada is situated on a heavily-forested hillside located in foothills of the Canadian Rockies about 90 kilometres west of Rocky Mountain House National Historic Side of Canada, in Alberta. The original mine entrance and surface plant form a linear pattern spilling down the hillside, with two original mine entries at the top, followed by series of smaller mine service buildings and the remains of the plant power house. Below this service area is the sprawling complex of steel-frame structures covered in metal sheeting that made up the various parts of the 1951 coal processing plant. At the bottom of the site are the coal loading facilities and the railway spur line that carried the coal to markets. The designation refers to all those coal-mining-related resources found within the defined boundaries of the national historic site of Canada.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Nordegg National Historic Site of Canada · Open Government Licence – Canada · quoted as the register has it
National Historic Sites are places the Minister of Environment designates, on the advice of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board, for their national significance.
Finding Nordegg
Clearwater County
It is a stop on its own: the next historic place is a longer trip.
Questions about Nordegg
Is Nordegg protected?
National Historic Site status commemorates; legal protection, where there is any, comes from the province or municipality, or from federal ownership.
When was Nordegg built?
The register dates the construction of Nordegg to 1911–1956.
What is Nordegg?
Canada named Nordegg a National Historic Site in 2001.
Can you visit Nordegg?
Yes, most likely: it is recorded as a museum, though hours vary.
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Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).