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Along the main trail to Lille, about 15 minutes from the townsite, there is a faint path leading to the town's mysterious cemetery. Little is known about this pioneer graveyard except it is believed about a dozen former citizens and miners were buried at the site. Today, there is only one tombstone still standing. As of 2001, according to a provincial government spokesperson, no one has stepped forward to seek government assistance or funding to preserve the final remnants of the pioneer cemetery. |
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| Lille's mysterious cemetery can be found in a forest off the main trail leading to the townsite. Little is known about the pioneer graveyard. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A rusted out pail from pioneer times hangs from a tree near a Lille grave. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The only recognizable gravesite left in the Lille cemetery. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A memorial plaque nailed to a tree at the Lille cemetery. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ghost Towns of Alberta thanks Jane Ross for her kind assistance and co-operation during the research of Lille. Ms. Ross, along with William Tracy, are co-authors of their successful book, 'Hiking the Historic Crowsnest Pass' (Rocky Mountain Books). | ||||||||||||||||||||||