Newcastle
Newcastle is a community within the Town of Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. It held village status for eight years between 1923 and 1931, and was recognized as a hamlet prior to annexation by Drumheller in 1967.- Type: Locality
- Description: former village in Alberta, Canada
- Also known as: “Newcastle Mine” and “Newcastle, Alberta”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology.
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
Museum
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The Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology is a palaeontology museum and research facility in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. The museum was named in honour of Joseph Burr Tyrrell, and is situated within a 12,500-square-metre-building designed by BCW Architects at Midland Provincial Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drumheller.
Drumheller
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Drumheller is a town in the Southern Alberta region of Alberta, famous for the rich deposits of fossils found in the area. It is an important centre for Palaeontology in Canada.
Newcastle
- Category: hamlet in Alberta
- Location: Drumheller, Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
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