Springhill (Nova Scotia)
Spring Hill is a town of 3941 inhabitants in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia in Cumberland County.
History
In early records of the city " Springhill Mines " was called. Coal mining led to foundation and carried up into the sixties to the growth of the city at. Spring Hill was founded in 1889 and had in 1896 a population of 4,901th The city is for the Springhill Mining Disaster and the childhood home of country singer Anne Murray known. The Anne Murray Centre is a local tourist attraction.
Geography
The city is located on the northwestern edge of the Cobequid Hills halfway between the Minas Basin and the Northumberland Strait at an altitude 140-185 meters above sea level. Located in the south side of the Cumberland coal basin area, it brings together six coal seams that are separated by layers of sandstone and shale of 11-110 meters. These layers were originally horizontal, but were raised by earth movements and come now to the surface, from where they drop to the northwest with about thirty-five degrees.
Coal in Spring Hill
The city is well known for its coal mines, which were in operation from the 1870s until 1958. There were times where the residents taking down coal from their backyards. Everywhere there were shallow pits. All the time it came to accidents due to the collapse of old cleats. Some routes were a mile below days and thus formed the deepest coal mines in the world. In Spring Hill, there were three devastating mining accidents. The third and last led to the end of mining in the region. However, smaller companies have survived until the seventies.
See also: List of mining accidents
Springhill to the coal
The sudden end of the coal mining meant an incredible economic challenge for the city. The closed mines are now used for the production of geothermal energy since the late eighties. You are filled with ground water whose average temperature is 18 ° C. To support the economy, the state built a prison. In addition, the company Surrette Battery, Benjamin Heating Products and Christian Child Care International have economic significance.