Hardieville, Lethbridge

Hardieville is a residential neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. It is located north of Scenic Drive North and west of 13 Street North. It borders Legacy Ridge and Uplands to the southeast.

Hardieville
Neighbourhood
Parishioners outside Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church in 1930
Parishioners outside Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church in 1930
Coordinates: 49.74028°N 112.82806°W / 49.74028; -112.82806 (Hardieville, Lethbridge)
Country Canada
Province Alberta
CityLethbridge
QuadrantNW
Established1910
Annexed1978
Government
 • Administrative bodyLethbridge City Council

Hardieville was formerly a hamlet northwest of the City of Lethbridge, Alberta. The hamlet was named after William Duncan Livingstone Hardie, the 13th mayor of Lethbridge. The hamlet was annexed by the City of Lethbridge in 1978.

History

The community of Hardieville emerged around the Galt Mine No. 6, which operated between 1908 and 1935. It was a coal mining town and was known for bootlegging during the Prohibition era.[1] The mine site was chosen because of a 1908 flood that impacted mine sites of the west side of the Oldman River. Many of the buildings from the mine site were moved over to the new Galt 8 mine, which was located in what is now West Lethbridge. All that remains of the mine site are a parts of the shaft No. 5, drift tunnel, fan house, engine house, tipple, power house, and boiler house. The community had included company and residential houses, a mine manager’s house, a shared bath house, water towers, a school, a café, a meat market, and two general stores.[2]

By 1910, Hardieville saw 700 men employed by the mine, many of whom lived in Hardieville. Residents were Eastern European, English Scottish, and Italian. Eventually, immigrants from Eastern Canada, United States, Japan, and China moved into the neighbourhood.[2]

The Hamlet of Hardieville was annexed in 1978 by the City of Lethbridge.[3]

See also

References
  1. Clough, Ayesha (July 5, 2016). "Galt No. 6 coal mine in Lethbridge designated as historic site". CBC News. Retrieved Oct 14, 2019.
  2. "Inventory of Historic Places, Phase IV" (PDF). January 2016. Retrieved 14 Oct 2016.
  3. "Order No. 10079" (PDF). The Local Authorities Board. December 23, 1977. Retrieved May 31, 2010.


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