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Harewood Colliery Dam

Nanaimo, Colombie Britannique

Harewood Colliery Dam

Photo: City of Nanaimo, Christine Meutzner, 2006

Construction
1910–1911
Reconnaissance
2002
Par
Administrations locales (C.-B.)

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Description

The Harewood Colliery Dam is an early dam structure located in a municipal park on the edge of one of Nanaimo's oldest neighbourhoods, south west of the city core. The historic place consists of all the remaining components of the original dam.

Valeur patrimoniale

The Harewood Colliery Dam is a rare, tangible link with Nanaimo's industrial heritage. Built in 1910-11 by the Western Fuel Company to supply water for coal washing and for use by miners, mules and horses in the mines, the water system quickly developed an important secondary use. Homes near the pipeline were allowed to tap the line for domestic uses and eventually this water was carried to most of the homes in South Harewood. The Harewood Colliery Dam symbolizes the important role the coal company played in the everyday lives of local residents.

The value of the Harewood Colliery Dam resides in its location in a municipal park, readily accessible to the public as a recreational and interpretive venue. The lake created by the dam provides a well-used outdoor swimming facility for the general public.

SourceCity of Nanaimo, Development Services Department

Éléments caractéristiques

The character-defining elements of the Harewood Colliery Dam include:

  • all of the remaining components of the original dam including the concrete-faced, earthen dam and the concrete spillway.
  • the dam's location within a municipal park.

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Emplacement

49.14843° N, 123.96568° W

Itinéraire (s’ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)

L’inscription au répertoire ne rend pas un lieu accessible au public. Beaucoup sont des résidences ou des commerces privés; admirez-les depuis la rue.

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