Pocahontas, Alberta

Pocahontas is a campground, an unincorporated area in Improvement District No. 12 (Jasper National Park) within Alberta's Rockies. It is located on Highway 16, approximately 38 km (24 mi) northeast of Jasper, at the junction that provides access to Jasper National Park's Miette Hot Springs.

Pocahontas
Location of Pocahontas Alberta

It is a former coal mining town named after Pocahontas, Virginia, also a coal mining town. [1]

See also

References
  1. Marden, Ernest G.; Marden, Austin (2010). Community Place Names of Alberta. Lulu.com. p. 265. ISBN 189747217X. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
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