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- Black Diamond is nestled in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies in the midst of some of Canada's best ranch country.
In the late 1800s a government land surveyor by the name of James McMillan discovered abundant local coal deposits in this area. By 1899, A. McPherson and J.J. Cooper opened a coal mine just near the west bank of the Sheep River. 650 tons of high-grade coal were produced here annually and shipped by a wagon track to Okotoks.
This growing community had yet to be named at this point and there was some dispute as to whether it should be called Black Diamond after the nearby coal mine that referred to the high grade coal as a "black diamond", or Arnoldville after the local postmaster, Arnold. The dispute was settled when Black Diamond was drawn from a hat in 1907.
Town of Black Diamond
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