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Big Island: A Window into the Past

Places September 20, 2016

Initially valued for its abundance of timber, coal and gold, Big Island also became a treasured picnic spot and rural retreat for countless Edmontonians in the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries and is a unique piece of Edmonton’s heritage.

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