When Turtle Mountain Moved: The Frank Slide
On April 29, 1903, a mountain fell on a small coal mining town in Alberta
Canadian History Ehx · Craig Baird
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On April 29, 1903 at 4:10 a.m., 30 million cubic metres, equaling 110 million tonnes, of limestone rock fell off Turtle Mountain onto the community of Frank, Alberta. It killed upwards of 100 people, and is still the deadliest landslide in Canadian history.
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